Definition
If the lightbulb is too dim to illuminate (light up) the room, it should be replaced.
Using context clues, what does illuminate mean?
light up
I needed some extra support, or help, in my math class.
Using context clues, what does support mean?
help
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
simile
Name the figurative language: The stars danced in the night.
What is personification?
Because the author was so modest, she didn't make a big deal about her book being published.
Using context clues, what does modest mean?
shy, not liking to brag
We do not like how the animals in the circus are treated, so our plan is to boycott—refuse to support—the circus.
Using context clues, what does boycott mean?
refuse to support
The father and son collected kindling, such as dry twigs and sticks, so they could start a campfire.
Using context clues, what does kindling mean?
dry twigs and sticks
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
alliteration
Identify the example: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
Mary left her umbrella at her friend's house so she got drenched during the rain storm on her way home.
Using context clues, what does drenched mean?
soaked, very wet
The company had to demolish, that is destroy, the building to make room for the new parking lot.
Using context clues, what does demolish mean?
destroy
In the past month we have had almost every type of precipitation, including rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
Using context clues, what does precipitation mean?
rain, sleet, snow, and hail
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
personification
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
The consequence of the rain was that the soccer game was cancelled.
Using context clues, consequence means...
result, effect, outcome
The best way to describe Anna is she is ambitious: she works hard and is driven to succeed.
Using context clues, what does ambitious mean?
someone who works hard and is driven to succeed
Are you sure we packed enough provisions, or supplies for this trip?
Using context clues what does provisions mean?
supplies
Identify the figurative language: The bee buzzed around my head.
What is onomatopoeia?
Name the figurative language: Bless your heart.
idiom
The effects of the tornado where catastrophic, and the town took a long time to rebuild.
Using context clues, catastrophic means...
causing great damage
He knew his future was precarious and likely to fall apart.
Using context clues, what does precarious mean?
likely to fall apart
Lou was sent to the haberdashery to find a new suit. He needed to wear one for his uncle’s wedding.
Using context clues, what does haberdashery mean?
a place where clothes for men are sold
Identify the figurative language: "Costs an arm and a leg."
What's an idiom?
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
With a few alterations I was able to make the old witch costume into a scary vampire costume.
Using context clues, what does alterations mean?
changes, fixes