Figurative Language
The peanut brittle would not cohere to the brownie's crust; they were as complicated as the relationship of a married couple.
What is a simile?
Language that appeals to the reader's five senses and creates a clear picture in the mind.
What is imagery?
Define usurp.
Though Joseph was the true king, his uncle usurped the throne and was now ruling the land quite cruelly.
What is to take the place of?
Theme can be defined as:
What is the message or moral lesson the author wants the reader to come to understand?
The stem COM/CON/CO:
What is with or together?
The dusty road wound down the summer lane. The sun's rays made the colors seem more vibrant. My shirt stuck to me in the humid summer air.
What is imagery?
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, and than.
What is a simile?
Define candid.
When around his coworkers, Alan said that he agreed with the boss's new policy, but his candid opinion was that it would drive away customers.
What is honest or truthful?
What types of literature frequently feature themes?
What are fables, folktales, myths, etc.?
The stem DIS means:
What is away?
Death comes for all in the end. He waits and stalks the living with his instrument of darkness.
What is personification?
The formation and use of words that suggest by their sounds the object or idea being named
What is onomatopoeia?
Define magnanimous.
The magnanimous judge released the young offender who had been caught stealing bread by saying, "Everybody has to eat," and slamming down his gavel.
What is generous and forgiving?
A crow perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life.
What is "think outside the box", "little by little does the trick", etc.?
The stems UN/IN/A mean:
What are not?
The mall was big enough it could be in its own zip code!
What is hyperbole?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a string of two or more words.
What is alliteration?
Define compulsory.
Bruce did not want to help clean up the trash by the river, but the principal told him that since he chose to skip classes on Friday, his participation in the event would be compulsory.
What is required, mandatory, or have to do it?
A monkey put his hand into a jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment.
What is "greed doesn't pay", "some are better than none", etc.?
The stem TRANS means:
What is across?
But into her face there came a flame; / I wonder could she have been thinking the same?
What is a metaphor?
An expression that doesn't literally mean what the individual words say.
What is an idiom?
Define acquiesced.
Angela did not want to go to the party. She wanted to study for the exam, but her sister nagged her so much that Angela finally acquiesced and agreed to go.
What is to accept something even when unwilling or to give in?
A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen. The wheels groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: “Hello there! Why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out.”
What is "share the load", "everyone has their axe to grind", "put yourself in their shoes", "teamwork makes the dream work", etc.?
BELL/BELLI means:
What is war?