Figurative Language
The type of figurative language seen in the sentence below.
"The dishes fell to the floor with a clatter."
What is onomatopoeia?
A type of essay includes the writer's opinion on a multi-sided issue or debatable topic?
What is argumentative writing?
The word "quickly" in the following sentence.
"Michelle ran quickly across the field to where her friend Sarah sat."
What is an adverb?
The point of view of a story written using the words "I", "Me", and "Our" outside of dialogue.
What is first person point of view?
The name of the lesson in a literary text.
What is the theme?
The type of figurative language seen in the sentence below.
"I've told you this 20,000 times."
What is hyperbole?
Three components to a strong introductory paragraph.
What are HIT: Hook, Intro of Topic, Thesis Statement?
The word "around" in the following sentence.
The teacher walks around the room to monitor during Milestones.
What is a preposition?
What is changing speakers? (new speaker= new paragraph)
The name of a character's opinion about the events in a story.
What is character's point of view/ character's perspective?
The type of figurative language seen below.
“Conscience is a man’s compass.”
Vincent Van Gogh
What is a metaphor?
The number of pieces of evidence each paragraph of an informational essay should contain.
What is two?
Martha rang the doorbell; Frank answered after he heard the doorbell chimes.
What is a compound sentence?
The term for specific details in the text which help make the author's story come to life as if the reader were looking at a picture instead of reading a story.
What is descriptive details/ imagery?
Name two ways that an author develops the theme of a story.
What are dialogue, conflict, actions, thoughts, and title?
What type of figurative language is seen in the sentence below?
“The light danced on the surface of the water.”
What is personification?
The name for the opposite side of the issue in an argumentative essay AND the corresponding response from the author that brings the essay back to the author's side of the issue.
What are counterclaim AND rebuttal?
Since Milestones tests are tomorrow, I will go to bed thirty minutes early tonight.
What is a complex sentence?
The name for the main problem of the story that drives the action and influences characters/ events.
What is the conflict of the story?
What is foreshadowing?
What type of figurative language is seen in the sentence below?
"He hit the nail on the head."
What is an idiom?
The location of the call to action in an argumentative essay.
What is the conclusion paragraph?
The word "bag" in the sentence below.
Stephen placed Mary's present inside the bag before going to her birthday party.What is the object of the preposition?
The story components that should be kept the same when writing a narrative extension. Name at least 2.
What are characters, narrator, narrative point of view, key events in the story, and setting.
Two items that do not belong in an objective summary.
What are opinions and specific details?