Figurative Language
I hit the ball with a thunderous thwack sending it into the stands.
alliteration (thunderous thwack) and/or onomatopoeia "thwack"
*either answer accepted
Tablets and tangible books allow you to escape your reality and go visit another world in a story. While conveniently tablets allow access to all books instantly, I always remember better when I read an actual book.
This is an example of this type of text structure.
compare/contrast
At one time, hundreds of thousands of bison are roaming the Great Plains.
This sentence has an incorrect verb tense. What is it and what SHOULD it be?
"are roaming" is incorrect
it should be "roamed"
Read this sentence from the essay.
I read all about it in a library book, Climbing Mount Whitney.
What is the correct way to write the title of the book?
A ‘Climbing Mount Whitney’
B “Climbing Mount Whitney”
C Climbing Mount Whitney
D “Climbing Mount Whitney”
C Climbing Mount Whitney
(Books are italicized or underlined, not in quotation marks!)
This is the main and biggest event(s) in the entire story.
climax
“Her father had inherited that temper; and at times, like antelope fleeing before fire on the slope, his people fled from his red rages.” — Riders of the Purple Sage, by Zane Grey
is an example of this type of figurative language
simile (compares 2 things using like or as)
When you spend lots of time practicing an instrument, you both improve and can have more enjoyment doing it!
This is an example of this type of text structure.
cause and effect
After we turn 15 and receive our learner's permit, we practiced daily!
This sentence has an incorrect verb tense. What is it and what SHOULD it be?
"practiced" is wrong
It should be: "will practice"
OR "turned and received" if practiced remains unchanged
True or False: All of the following should be put in quotation marks.
- titles of poems and short stories
- titles of songs
- newspaper article titles
- dialogue
TRUE!!
These are a series of problems in the story building up to the main event
rising action
“Because I could not stop for Death —
He kindly stopped for me —"
(by Emily Dickenson)
is this type of figurative language.
personification
You should try and learn an instrument because it has proven to help increase brain function and decrease depression.
This is an example of this type of text structure.
proposition and support
By the end of about eight hours, you will had reached the top of Mount Whitney.
How should the italicized part be corrected?
A reached
B had been reaching
C have reached
D will have reached
D will have reached
FIX IT: I said "I need to buy cream butter and eggs."
A Add a comma after said, cream, butter, and eggs
B Add a comma after cream and butter only.
C Add a comma after said, cream, and butter.
D Sentence is perf!
C Add a comma after said, cream, and butter.
Following the climax, the story's tension begins to wane as unresolved issues and minor conflicts start to find closure. This beat serves as a sort of decompression chamber, allowing both characters and readers to step back from the intensity of the climax, and process “all that happened.”
falling action
“After months of trying to fix the old car, I finally decided to throw in the towel and buy a new one.”
is an example of this type of figurative language
idiom
Lots of local shops are going out of business due to big retailers offering cheaper products delivered to your door. In order to revitalize our community, you should support local businesses instead!
This is an example of this type of text structure.
problem/solution
Yes, tomorrow I was going to the birthday party.
This sentence has an incorrect verb tense. What is it and what SHOULD it be?
was should be "am going" OR "will be going"
True/False Sometimes end-marks (!.?) can be in the middle of a sentence.
True! When we use dialogue, sometimes the end mark comes in the middle of a sentence.
Charlotte cried, "What? You have GOT to be kidding me!" as she ran from the cafeteria with juice all over her shirt.
This wraps the story up with a hopefully satisfying ending. It is called "denouement" in French, but in English, we say this.
resolution
“The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight-thirty and still light.” —John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
is an example of this type of figurative language.
metaphor
A biographical account or step by step instructions for doing something are called "sequential" or this type of text structure.
chronological
After we had stayed up super late, we feel really tired the next day.
This sentence has an incorrect verb tense. What is it and what SHOULD it be?
"feel" should be "felt"
The planets in a list include: Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and sometimes Pluto.
This sentence needs how many commas?
7 or 8 are both correct
The planets in a list include: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and sometimes Pluto.
This is the part of the narrative where the setting and characters are established in the story.
exposition