Figurative Language
The branches of the tree reached for the sky.
What is personification?
When she tripped over something on stage, she fell on her head and it made a boom sound. " The word "boom" is an example of what?
What is onomatopoeia?
"Tom put on his rain boots and grabbed an umbrella.” What can you infer?
It is raining.
The author signed a contract to publish his next book.
contract- 1: a written or spoken agreement, enforceable by law. 2: to reduce in size. 3: to catch or develop a disease. 4: to make a formal agreement
What is the definition of the word CONTRACT in the sentence?
What is#1 - a written or spoken agreement
Amanda missed the bus and was late for school.
What is the cause?
Amanda missed the bus.
I was so hungry I thought I was going to die.
"Don't cut any corners."
What is the figurative language used in the ssentence?
What is an idiom?
"She hated spiders, so when she came across a huge, hairy tarantula, she was petrified!"
What does PETRIFIED mean?
Scared or terrified.
The artist used a brush to paint delicate details on the canvas
brush- n. 1: a tool with bristles, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming. 2: an area covered with small trees and shrubs. 3: a brief encounter or confrontation. 4: the act of lightly touching something.
Which definition of the word BRUSH is used in the sentence?
What is #1?
A heavy rain flooded the town.
What is the effect?
The town was flooded.
His sagging pants made him walk like an infant in diapers.
What is a simile?
Lines or words that are repeated in a
poem are known as ___________.
What is repetition?
I had finally gotten used to being weightless. It became a comfortable feeling. I especially liked floating by
the window to see the planet Earth below.
What am I?
An astronaut
The athlete had to run to the finish line as quickly as possible.
Line- n. 1. A long, lnarrow mark or band. 2. A row of people or things. 3. A mark on a sports field that shows boundaries. 4. A straight path from one point to another.
Which definition of LINE is used correctly?
What is 3?
He watered the tomato plant regularly, and it produced dozens of tomatoes.
What is the cause and what is the effect?
Cause: He watered the plant regularly.
Effect: The plant produced dozen of tomatoes.
He is a couch potato.
What is a metaphor?
We should have a field day at school. In a field day, students run races and play games outside. Students would get lots of exercise. The ones who win would get fun awards. We could also give awards to the students who try the hardest. The awards would make everyone want to take part.
Why does the author think there should be a field day?
Students would have fun and get exercise.
The crowd began to roar as I made a few practice swings with the bat. The umpire called to me sharply to
hurry. I was not in any hurry to face the most famous pitcher in history.
WHO AM I?
A baseball player
He put a large ROCK on the stack of papers to keep them from blowing away.
Rock - n. 1. A hard, solid material that forms the Earth’s surface.
2. A type of music that became popular in the 1950s. 3. To move gently back and forth 4. A person who is stable or supportive.
Which definition of ROCK is used in the sentence?
What is A?
We forgot to put gas in the car, and we ran out of gas.
What is the effect?
We ran out of gas.
Betty Botter bought a bit of butter, but the butter's bitter.
What is alliteration?
Cinderella is kind, sweet, and charming, while her step sisters are mean and cruel. How are Cinderella and her step sisters different?
Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.
She turned her biggest foe into her best friend.
What is a foe?
An enemy
The BANK across the street offers better interest rates for savings accounts.
bank- n. 1: a financial institution where people deposit money.
2. the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake. 3: a collection or store of something. 4: a tilt or lean to one side, often used to describe airplanes.
What is #1?
The cake burned in the oven that was too hot.
What was the cause?
The oven was too hot.