Figurative Language
Fig Lang that compares two unlike things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
He wrote Born a Crime.
Who is Trevor Noah?
She wrote The Distance Between Us.
Who is Reyna Grande?
This is the structure we learned for an informative paragraph.
What is TEAC?
We use apostrophes for showing possession and for creating these types of words.
What are contractions?
What is a simile?
Born a Crime is set in this country.
What is South Africa?
The Distance Between Us this is genre of writing.
What is a memoir?
This is another word for "story" (you wrote one).
What is narrative?
Language that appeals to the senses.
What is sensory language?
Exaggeration: I have a ton of homework.
What is hyperbole?
Born a Crime is this genre of writing.
What is a memoir?
Reyna is from this small town in Mexico.
What is Iguala?
This is the type of writing we are doing when we explain a topic.
What is informative?
The main idea of an essay.
What is the thesis?
"The tree danced happily in the moonlight" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
Trevor was stealing these with his friend Teddy.
What are chocolates with liquor?
What is Evila?
Giving credit to the source of information.
What is citing?
The FANBOYS are this part of speech.
What are conjunctions?
Words that use the same beginning sound that are close together: Example: Green grew the grass.
What is alliteration?
This is Trevor's stepfather.
Who is Abel?
Reyna attended this University of California campus.
In dialogue, the words that let us know who is speaking (ex. "he said")
What is the dialogue tag?
He wrote the short stories "The Landlady" and "Lamb to the Slaughter."
Who is Roald Dahl?