Context Clues:
What do I mean?
What do I mean?
The restaurant was formal so I bought a new suit. Formal means...
What is dressy or upscale?
A type of irony where what a character says is the opposite of what he or she really means.
What is Verbal Irony?
I was so mad I stomped out of the room.
What is 1st person?
Best Buy, Coca-Cola, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond are examples of what?
What is Alliteration?
I am dying of embarrassment.
What is a hyperbole?
The student strives to get an A on the test.
Strives means...
What is Try/Tries?
A type of irony where the readers or audience know what's going to happen, but the characters in the story do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
In this point of view pronouns are used such as he, she, they, and their.
What is 3rd person?
The park is a Garden of Eden.
What type of figurative language is used?
(Hint: It is not a metaphor.)What is an allusion?
Wake up and smell the coffee! It's raining cats and dogs. The early bird catches the worm.
What are idioms?
"Lou was sent to the haberdashery to find a new suit. He needed to wear one for his uncle’s wedding."
A haberdashery is a type of ______________.
What is store?
A type of irony in which an event turns out to be very different from what you would expect.
What is Situational Irony?
This point of view tells the reader exactly what is going on inside various characters' heads in regards to their thoughts and feelings, while also showing their actions.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
Meow, moo, tweet
What is Onomatopoeia?
Her cheeks are red like a rose.
What is a simile?
The snake lingered through the grass. It was hunting.
Lingered means...
What is Slithered/ moved slowly?
What would be an ironic name for a huge dog?
What is Tiny?
0r
What is Shrimp, etc.?
Dave and Anne think about each other all day.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
I have a million things on my mind.
What is a hyperbole?
I awoke to the smell of sweet brown sugar, chocolate, and cinnamon. Nothing could beat abuelita's homemade hot chocolate.
The imagery used here appeals to your sense of _______________.
What is sense of smell?
I abhor traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed.
Abhor means....
What is hate; strong dislike?
You laugh at a person who slipped stepping on a banana peel and the next thing you know, you slipped too. What type of irony is this?
What is Situational?
In this point of view, the narrator only knows what's going on in the head of one person, seeing events from that person's point of view.
What is 3rd person limited?
The fire swallowed the entire forest.
What is personification?
“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”
The consonant sounds ________and _________ are repeated to form alliteration.What are "w" and "d"?