Figurative Langauge
What is a simile?
These words have the same meaning as another word.
What is a synonym?
This is name for the main events of a story.
What is a plot?
This literary device is when words have the same ending sound.
ex. "birds of a feather, we should stick together."
What is rhyme?
This structure should contain at least 5 sentences, correct spelling, and proper grammar.
What is a paragraph?
The following sentence is an example of THIS KIND of figurative language: "That homework Ms. Collins gave us is my villain origin story."
What is a metaphor?
These words have the opposite meaning of a specific word.
What is an antonym?
This is the name for the most exciting or most intense part of a story/ the "peak" of a story.
What is a climax?
This literary device is used to help the reader create a picture in your mind. It helps you imagine what things look, sound, smell, taste, or feel like.
Ex. "The bright red apple sat on the wooden table, and its skin felt smooth and cool."
What is imagery?
When you write down what a character in a story says using quotation marks, you are including this.
What is dialogue?
The following sentence is an example of THIS KIND of figurative language: "He totally ate that TikTok challenge."
What is an idiom?
Give me a antonym for the following word: ACCEPT
Not valid answers: not accept, not accepting
What is: reject, decline, refuse, turn down, oppose, challenge, resist, dispute
This is the name for the lesson that is being taught to the reader in a story.
What is theme?
This literary device is the repeating words or phrases more than once to make something stand out or create a rhythm.
Ex. The little train said, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can."
What is repetition?
When you are using words that help the reader imagine how things look, sound, smell, taste, and feel, you are including this.
What are sensory details?
The following sentence is an example of THIS KIND of figurative language: "My phone begged me to go outside and touch grass."
What is personification?
Give me a synonym for the following word: INVENTION
Not valid answers: inventing, invent
What is: creation, design, innovation, development, formation, pioneering
What is point of view/POV?
This literary device is when an object or picture stands for an idea or feeling. This can be a little trickier, so we'll keep it simple.
Ex. A red heart often stands for love, a dove often represents peace.
What is symbolism/a symbol?
These types of words are used to help you connect your ideas and sentences smoothly.
Ex. First, next, then, also, however, finally
What are transition words?
The following sentence is an example of THIS KIND of figurative language: "I've told you a billion times, the Fortnite rock stompers are lame, dude. I'm not buying them."
What is a hyperbole?
Give me a synonym and an antonym for the following word: PERSUADE
Not valid answers: persuading, not persuading
Antonyms: discourage, prevent, dissuade, deter, stop
This is the name for the vocabulary/words an author uses to show how they feel about a topic.
What is tone?
This literary device uses words that sound like the noises they describe.
Ex. The cat said "meow" very loudly when their owner got the bag with treats from the shelf.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the act of using personal background knowledge and text clues from a text to make an educated guess about a character or feeling.
What is an inference?