Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: “The classroom was a zoo”?
What is a metaphor?
A news article refers to a group as “activists” instead of “protesters.” What does this suggest about the connotation of the word activists?
What is it has a more positive or respectful tone?
What is the central idea of a text?
What is the main point or message the author wants to communicate?
What is a text structure?
What is the way an author organizes information in a text?
What are the basic parts of a plot in a story?
What are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
In the sentence, “He trudged through the hallway after failing his test,” what does the word trudged tell us about how he was moving? AND how do you know?
What is slowly and sadly AND that he failed his test.
A biography says, “Her determination was a fire that couldn’t be put out.” What does this figurative phrase mean?
What is she was very passionate and never gave up?
In an article about recycling, the author includes facts about how plastic harms wildlife. What do these details support?
What is the central idea that recycling helps protect the environment?
In a science article, the author explains how pollution leads to climate change. What text structure is this?
What is cause and effect?
In a poem, a stanza describes a peaceful meadow before shifting to a storm. What does this contrast show?
What is a change in mood or setting?
Which word has a more negative connotation: assertive or bossy?
What is bossy?
In an article about climate change, the author describes the results as “devastating and irreversible.” How do these word choices impact the tone?
What is they create a serious and urgent tone?
An article about Malala Yousafzai includes details about her fight for girls’ education, surviving an attack, and speaking at the UN. What is the central idea?
What is Malala Yousafzai is a courageous advocate for girls' education around the world?
A passage explains the differences and similarities between hurricanes and tornadoes. What text structure is used?
What is compare and contrast?
Clue: In a story, several scenes show the main character struggling to solve a mystery. What part of the plot structure do these scenes belong to?
What is the rising action?
The author describes a character as “shivering in the pitch-black silence.” What mood do these words create?
What is fear or suspense?
In an article about technology, the author writes, “The innovation was a game-changer in the field of medicine.” What does game-changer mean in this context?
What is something that causes a major change or improvement?
A paragraph explains that solar panels reduce electricity bills and lower pollution. What purpose do these details serve?
What is they support the central idea that solar energy is beneficial?
A paragraph describes ocean plastic pollution and suggests using reusable bags to reduce waste. What structure is this?
What is problem and solution?
A scene in which a character forgives a friend after a big argument helps develop which element of the story?
What is the theme of forgiveness or friendship?
What does the phrase “She had a heart of stone” most likely mean about the character?
What is she was cold, uncaring, or emotionally distant?
A speech describes misinformation as “a virus spreading through social media.” What is the author suggesting with this figurative phrase?
What is that misinformation spreads quickly and harms people, like a virus?
As you read an article about the history of space exploration, the author first describes early rocket launches, then highlights major discoveries, and finally explains future plans. What does this structure help you understand about the central idea?
What is that space exploration has progressed over time and continues to develop?
A biography lists the events in Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in the order they happened. What is the text structure?
What is chronological or sequence?
A chapter describes a dark forest with howling wind and no moonlight. How does this setting affect the story?
What is it creates a mysterious or scary mood and builds suspense?