Figurative Language
What is the similarity and difference between metaphor and simile?
similarity: metaphor & simile are used to compare two dissimilar things
difference: simile uses like or as to compare things; metaphor uses a direct comparison
FANBOYS is an acronym for what?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, & So
What is the past tense of hold?
held
Where does the climax belong in your plot diagram? In the beginning, middle, or end?
It's in the middle.
How many children does Ms. Bona have?
Two
What is figurative language? Give me a definition in your own words.
Figurative language is the use of descriptive words, phrases, and sentences to convey a message that means something without directly saying it.
What is the function of a conjunction in a sentence?
It "glues" (connects) independent/dependent clauses.
Dialogue has two parts. What are they?
Dialogue & dialogue tag
What information should be included in the exposition? Name two. (Think of your graphic organizer/ plot diagram)
Setting & characters
What is Ms. Bona's favorite color?
Purple
What kind of figurative language is this?
My heart jumped when I saw my lost love walk into the room.
personification
An independent clause makes sense by itself and contains what two things?
subject & predicate/verb
Change the below sentence into a progressive sentence. You may add new words to make the sentence make sense in a progressive form.
I walked through the park.
Answers vary
Ex. When I was walking through the park, I saw a bunny.
Name five parts of the plot diagram you completed for your CWT.
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is Ms. Bona's favorite food?
Thai food
What kind of figurative language is this?
My stomach grumbled in hunger as we entered the restaurant
Onomatopoeia
Two-part question:
1) What kind of sentence has two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?
2) Give one example of this type of sentence.
1) compound sentence
2) answers vary
Correct the below dialogue. Use a marker to indicate the part you corrected.
"the student is smart" explained Ms. Kim "and very kind to her peers.
"The student is smart," explained Ms. Kim, "and very kind to her peers." (4 corrections)
From the reading "Hello, My Name Is...," what word has the synonym distinctively?
vividly
Where did Ms. Bona receive her master's degree? Name one college or university.
Write an alliteration!
answers vary
1) Why is this not a complex sentence?
2) Make it into a complex sentence.
1) The sentence is a simple sentence because the dependent clause does not include a subject & predicate/verb.
2) answers vary
Write a past progressive negative sentence using the correct structure.
Answers vary.
Ex.
She was not drinking her coffee.
She was not drinking her coffee when she answered the phone.
How many memoirs did Maya Angelou write?
She wrote seven memoirs.
What is Ms. Bona's middle initial?
S