Figurative Language Examples
The boy ran as fast as a cheetah
Simile
The first step in writing your response
Restate the question/prompt
When we see the story from the author's point of view, what POV is it?
1st Person
Periods, quotation marks, commas, hyphens, ellipses
Punctuation
Who is the current President of the USA?
Joe Biden
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration
Quotes from the text that prove your point
Evidence
3rd Person Limited
When you reread your text to check for grammar, spelling, and understanding
Proof-reading
Name three of the Avengers
Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk
Those shoes will cost you an arm and a leg
Idiom
Your position or argument for the response
Answer
When the author's purpose is to convince the reader to take some action or think a certain way
Persuade
The sentence and all proper names must start with ...
A capital letter (Capitalization)
When is the next solar eclipse in the USA?
2044
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
Metaphor
Shows how your evidence supports your answer
Explanation
The author's purpose is to explain and teach the reader about something
Inform
Another word for drawing conclusions or predicting
Inference
How many Harry Potter books are there?
7
Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.
Personification
Finishes the response by tying everything together
Summary
In the story we can read the thoughts and feelings of every character
3rd Person Omniscient
A word that means you do not care either way
Indifferent
What sport does Mr. Hoyt watch the most?