Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is used in the lines below?
Green grass grew in the groove of the sidewalk.
Alliteration
Big brother made a deliberate mistake, helping his little sister win the game.
What is the meaning of the word deliberate in the sentence?
A) accidental
B) calculated
C) hasty
D) molded
B) calculated
Irritated : Furious ::
A. Calm : Quiet
B. Tired : Exhausted
C. Cold : Cool
D. Sad : Thoughtful
B. Tired : Exhausted
Which point of view is told from the narrator's perspective using pronouns like I and we?
first person point of view
The specific name of a person, place, or thing which should always be capitalized is called a ________.
proper noun
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here.
The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry
Personification
Frustrated by the automated system when trying to call her bank, Denise decided to pay the office manager a visit in the morning.
Based on knowledge of the meaning of auto–, what can the reader infer that automated means?
A) technical
B) mechanical
C) self-operating
D) routine
C) self-operating
Year is to calendar as hour is to
A. decade.
B. minute.
C. clock.
D. month.
The turning point in the action of a story, usually the most exciting part
the Climax
We ate an apple after lunch.
What word in the sentence above is a noun?
Apple
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The horse’s hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones.
Onomatopoeia or alliteration
Whenever my younger brother is in an agitative mood, there is not a person in the world who can draw a smile or positive response from the depths of his crankiness.
What does the word agitative mean as it is used in the passage above?
A) causing anger or resentment
B) inclined to become angry and resentful
C) to upset or disturb
D) to cause to move with force
B) inclined to become angry and resentful
5. Retreat is to advance as timid is to
A. bold.
B. cowardly
C. fearful
A) Bold
What genre was "The Crossover?"
a Novel-in-verse
The mysterious message sparked intense curiosity among the students.
What word in the sentence above is an adjective?
mysterious
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Time is money.
Metaphor
"Jenna has a lucrative business; people have been trying to invest with her for years."
What is the meaning of the word lucrative?
A) creative
B) exciting
C) profitable
D) demanding
C) profitable
picture is to see as speech is to
A. view.
B. enunciate.
C. hear.
D. soliloquize.
C) Hear
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
Theme
The students completed their homework before dinner.
What word in the sentence above is a verb?
Completed
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
She smiled mysteriously, like the Mona Lisa.”
An Allusion
The author used a dark, gloomy setting in an old, dilapidated house to create a foreboding atmosphere of the doom that was awaiting the main characters.
Based on the prefix fore–, what does the word foreboding mean?
A) to predict misfortune
B) to provide vivid details
C) to prevent understanding
D) to prohibit action
A) to predict misfortune
Brief : Concise ::
A. Long : Short
B. Fast : Slow
C. Clear : Vague
D. Angry : Furious
D. Angry : Furious
What genre is All Quiet on the Western Front?
Historical Fiction
Which is the conjuction?
Maya was riding her bike but she fell on the concrete. After she went inside her parents gave her a blue icy popsicle.
But and after