Figurative Language
What Figurative Language is used below?
The dog was as ferocious as a lion!
Simile
Define Plot.
Plot is the events that make up a story.
Using PIE, tell me all of the different Author's Purposes?
- Persuade
- Inform
- Entertain
What does it mean to Compare?
Look for Similarities.
Define Theme.
A life lesson.
What Figurative Language is used below?
The wind howled in such an eerie way.
Personification
What part of the Plot Diagram comes after the Rising Action?
Climax
Which Author's Purpose wants to change the reader's mind?
Persuade
What does it mean to Contrast?
Look for Differences.
What are the three types of Point of View?
- First Person
- Second Person
- Third Person
What Figurative Language is used below?
Ally always ate apples across Arkansas.
Assonance
What is the problem that starts the story?
Conflict
Which Author's Purpose wants to tell the reader's facts?
Inform
What kind of chart could you use to easily Compare and Contrast two different things?
Venn Diagram
What is Main Idea?
What the text is mostly talking about.
Tell me all of SHAMPOO
- Simile
- Hyperbole
- Assonance / Alliteration
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Oxymoron
- Onomatopoeia
What is the difference between the Exposition and the Resolution?
The Exposition is the beginning of the story. The Resolution is the ending of the story.
Which Author's Purpose wants to keep things as interesting as possible?
Entertain
Compare and Contrast Genie and Ernie from As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds.
Compare:
Genie and Ernie are bother brothers and have the same parents. They both also enjoy using the internet.
Contrast:
Ernie is concerned with being cool. Genie is concerned with being smart and answering questions.
What is the job of a Supporting Detail?
To support the main idea of a text.
What is the difference between Assonance and Alliteration?
Assonance is the repeating of vowel sounds. Alliteration is the repeating consonant sounds.
Tell me ALL SIX of the Plot points in order.
1. Exposition
2. Conflict
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
5. Falling Action
6. Resolution
Which Author's Purpose is the following passage? Tell me why you chose what you did.
Bobby and Jane decided that they wanted to take a walk through the park. Once they got there, they saw the amount of little on the hiking trail through the woods. The two friends were disgusted. They decided they would clean up the park together!
Entertain; Because it tells a story. It is not trying to change the reader's mind or tell him/her facts.
Compare and Contrast Gren Herrington and Finbar Flynn from Gren's Ghost.
Compare:
Gren and Finbar go to the same school and are in the same class. The both end up shortening their names.
Contrast:
Gren is really cool and popular at school. Finbar is made fun of.
Random Bonus Question to see if students are actually doing this or just clicking through it:
- What is your favorite color? Type your answer in the quiz after you are finished playing Jeopardy.
Good Luck!