Words, and groups of words, that exaggerate or change the usual meanings of what the author is trying to say.
What is figurative language?
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The best reading strategy for fictional literature or poetry.
What are metacognitive reading codes?
200
What question number 23 is asking.
How is the narrator in "My Fingers" similar to the 1st blind man in "The Blind Men and the Elephant"?
200
The reason the author avoids dogs in "Murphy"
What is the detail that says dogs cause mishaps?
200
The definition of exposure.
What is the state of being exposed to contact with something; revealing?
200
An example is "I'm so tired I could sleep for days."
What is a hyperbole?
300
Another word for bracketing.
What is paraphrasing?
300
A "No Way Jose" answer choice for #17.
What is option A?
300
The paragraph that helps answer question #18.
What is paragraph 2?
300
The definition of compel.
What is a synonym for pressure or demand?
300
The rhyme scheme for:
Today I had a rotten day.
As I was coming in from play
I accidentally stubbed my toes
and tripped and fell and whacked my nose.
What is AABB
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The correct summary of APE for Document A p. 21.
What is A= It's OK to grade one another's homework. P= Persuasive E=Helps students prepare for exams. Teachers already have a lot on their plates. This is an opportunity to learn from mistakes.
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The rhyming pattern in the second stanza of "The Blind Men and the Elephant".
What is ABCBAB?
400
A synonym for the word resemble.
What is similar?
400
An example of this figurative language device is:
"The idea of reducing ourselves simply to a brain."
What is a hyperbole?
500
The best reading strategy to use when questions ask about the structure or argument of a text.
What is A-P-E (Argument-Purpose-Evidence)?
500
A synonym for the word referring.
What is "to mention"?
500
The real meaning of the following poem:
Hold fast to dreams,
for if dreams die,
life is a broken winged bird
that cannot fly.
What is the idea that dreams give us a purpose for living.