Figurative Language
The use of these 2 words could mean the difference a simile and a metaphor
What is like or as?
This text structure refers to a text that presents events in the order that they happened
What is chronological?
The root word "ambi", as used in the word ambidextrous, means this
What is both?
This literary element refers to an individual in a work of fiction
What is a character?
This term refers to the most important idea(s) or message within a text
What is central idea or theme?
This type of figurative language uses an object to refer to something else, typically an abstract idea (ex. eagle = freedom)
What is Symbolism?
This text structure presents an issue or event, followed by the result of that event
What is cause and effect?
The root word "auto", as used in the words autograph and autobiography, means this
What is self?
This literary element refers to the main story, conflicts, or plan guiding the story
What is plot?
This term refers to your position on something, like an argument, or what you are writing about
What is a claim?
The following example uses this common figurative language device:
“The troubled sky reveals / The grief it feels.”
What is personification?
The following are examples of this structural text element: captions, pictures, graphs, table of contents
What are text features?
The root words "forc/fort", as used in the words fortress and force, means this
What is strong?
This literary element refers to the time, place, and circumstances that the story takes place in
What is setting?
Argumentative essays and debates should have this in order to acknowledge the other side and be more credible/trustworthy
What is a counterargument or counterclaim?
Saying something "Costs an arm and a leg" is an example of this type of figurative language
What is an idiom? OR What is hyperbole?
The following statements represent this text structure:
Many students struggle with time management. Implementing a daily schedule and prioritizing tasks can help students manage their time more effectively.
What is problem and solution?
This root word, derived from the Greek word "kardia," refers to the heart and is commonly used in terms related to exercise and health
What is cardio?
The setting in the example below can best be described as this
"Jonas pressed his ear against the old oak tree, convinced he’d heard a whisper from inside it. The forest around him fell strangely silent. Then, the whisper came again—this time saying his name."
What is a forest?
The following are examples of this term: the loss of innocence, good triumphs over evil, life and death, unrequited love
What is theme?
This stanza from Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams" contains these 2 common figurative language elements:
"Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly."
What is metaphor and personification?
The following statements are an example of this text structure:
Both cats and dogs make popular pets. However, cats are more independent, while dogs require more attention and training.
What is compare and contrast?
This root word, from the Greek "mekhane," refers to machines or tools
What is mech?
The characters, setting, and plot of the example below can best be described as...
"Rico sprinted across the rooftops, the guards’ footsteps pounding close behind him. He vaulted over a narrow gap, landing hard but steady. Without looking back, he grabbed the edge of a fire escape and swung himself down to the alley below."
What are Rico and the guards (character), on the rooftops/alleyway (setting), and being chased/escaping from the guards (plot)?
You've fallen into my trap! If it's points you wish from me, you must answer this riddle, see:
"I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?"
What is a keyboard?