Figuring out Figures
"Her smile was as bright as the sun." Name this type of figurative language that uses "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
Words that are polar opposites, like fire and ice.
What are antonyms?
The hero or main character at the center of the story.
What is the protagonist?
"The wind whispered through the tall grass." Name the device that gives human traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
A word that replaces a noun, such as he, she, it, or they.
What is a pronoun?
Words that sound identical but are spelled differently and have different meanings, like sea and see.
What are homophones?
The bad guy, villain, or opposing force causing trouble for the hero.
What is the antagonist?
"The ocean was a dark blue blanket stretched across the horizon." What comparison is made without using "like" or "as"?
What is a metaphor?
Identify the action verb in this sentence: "The eager student solved the puzzle quickly."
What is solved?
DAILY DOUBLE
"Imagine you are an amazing artist. Your teacher looks at your painting and says it is full of beautiful colors. She calls your painting COLOR____.
Then, you look at a blank canvas and realize it has no color at all. You call this canvas COLOR____.
What is COLORLESS?
The big life lesson or main message the author wants you to remember long after closing the book.
What is the theme?
"I am so hungry I could eat a whole horse!" Name this exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often ending in -ly.
What is an adverb?
MYSTERY CHALLENGE! (One team member must do 5 jumping jacks before answering!)
What prefix do you attach to the word "agree" to mean the exact opposite?
What is dis-?
The most exciting, nail-biting peak of the story where everything changes!
What is the climax?
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." What device repeats initial consonant sounds?
What is alliteration?
In the sentence "Although it rained, we played football outside," identify the dependent clause.
What is "Although it rained"?
What prefix attached to cycle turns it into a vehicle with three wheels?
What is tri-?
The backdrop of a story—telling us where and when it all happens.
What is the setting?