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What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Boom!
Crash!
Splash!
Onomatopoeia.
Use of descriptive words that mimic the noise they are describing.
What is the last sentence of the introductory paragraph in an essay?
The last sentence in the introductory paragraph of an essay is always the claim.
Who is brought to life in the short story "Snow Sister"?
The snow sister is brought to life.
Georgia, Wawa, Bensalem High School, Steph Curry.
These are all examples of what part of speech?
These are all examples of proper nouns.
What literary device is used in this sentence?
Sally the slug swerved slowly, singing softly as she went.
This sentence includes alliteration.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Her smile is the sunshine
Metaphor
Comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
What is the correct punctuation to include with text evidence in an essay?
The correct punctuation to include in an essay is quotation marks.
How is the father affected by the setting in "Snow Sister"?
The setting in this story affects the father by making him unable to see the magic because of adults worries.
Identify the adjective(s):
The delicious pizza was exactly what I needed after a difficult week writing a grueling essay.
The adjectives are:
delicious
difficult
grueling
What literary device is used in this sentence?
It's an icebox in here, turn on the heat.
This sentence includes a metaphor.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
The chair squealed in pain as the hammer smashed it.
Personification
Giving humanlike qualities to an inanimate object.
What are the three parts of a T.A.G. introduction and where does it belong in an essay?
A T.A.G. introduction includes the title, author and genre of the text you are analyzing and it should be the first sentence in the introductory paragraph.
In the short story "The Scholarship Jacket", why is Marta upset in the middle of the story?
She is upset because she learns that she might not receive the scholarship jacket that she has worked so hard for.
Identify the verb(s):
As I ran outside, distracted by the sunshine, I tripped on the sidewalk.
The verbs in the sentence are:
Ran
Tripped
This sentence includes what literary device?
I rose from my seat in the first row, walked across the stage, and gracefully accepted the rose from the director.
This sentence includes a homonym.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
They fought like cats and dogs.
Simile
Comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
What are the parts in the correct order of a body paragraph?
Transition/topic sentence
Intro to evidence
Evidence
Connection
Conclusion sentence
Who wrote the poem "The Hill We Climb"?
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem.
Identify the MODIFIER in this sentence.
The sun, which was shining as bright as a star, rose steadily in the sky as the day passed by.
Sun is being modified by 'as bright as a star'.
How was the sun shining?
Which literary device is being used?
"I'm so good at sleep I can do it with my eyes closed".
This is an example of a pun.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
I am so hungry I could eat dirt right now!
Idiom
Over exaggeration used to emphasize a description or an emotion.
This shows
As you can see
The first reason
In the text it states
These are all examples of what?
These are all examples of transitions.
Who is Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker in charge of minding?
She is in charge of minding her older brother Raymond.
store, school, state, government, teacher.
These are all examples of what part of speech?
These are all examples of common nouns. They are referring to things but not specific things which makes them common and not proper.
Which literary device is being used in this sentence?
He didn't do anything as bad as chopping down a cherry tree.
Allusion
A reference to a well known person, place thing or event.