Figurative Language
the comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as" example: she is as pretty as a flower
What is a simile?
the time and place a story takes place
What is setting?
What does "resign" mean?
to leave your job
To find out why the house is purple ask the owner.
What change does this sentence need?
To find out why the house is purple, ask the owner.
Who is older, Mr. York or Mr. Henderson?
Mr. Henderson
figurative language in which non-human objects are given human characteristics
What is personification?
the perspective a story is told from
What is point of view?
What does "beneficial" mean?
something that results in good
The small loud child is mine.
What change does this sentence need?
The small, loud child is mine.
What year did the first class graduate from Lookout Valley High School? 1967 or 1973`
1973
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The problem in a story
What is conflict?
What does "sufficient" mean?
enough
What is the verb in the following sentence?
She is not here at school today.
is
Which Middle school teacher secretly would like to be batman?
Mr. Henderson
the repetition of the first letter in words close together; example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
the events in the story
What is plot?
What does "chronological" mean?
the order in which events occur
To get an award for perfect attendance you must be at school every day.
What change does this sentence need?
To get an award for perfect attendance, you must be at school every day.
Which Middle School teacher would love to work in a national park?
Mr. Johnson
Words that represent the sound they name
Example: tick tock, bang, pow
What is onomatopoeia?
the life lesson or moral of the story
What is theme?
What does "consolidated" mean?
to combine
Throughout the night we continued to watch the weather reports.
What change does this sentence need?
Throughout the night, we continued to watch the weather reports.
What was the name of Lookout Valley Elementary before it was Lookout Valley Elementary?
Valley View Elementary