Figurative Language
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
Fiction
My favorite newspaper is The Washington Post.
Newspaper is what kind of word?
Common Noun
Of little importance; trivial.
Petty
"The tick tock of the clock kept me up all night!"
Onomatopoeia
What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?
An autobiography was written by the person that the book is on. A biography is written by someone else.
Agatha Christie wrote a lot of scary books.
Agatha Christie is what kind of word?
Proper Noun
Show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form
Depict
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon.
Myth
The pen that belongs to James.
James' pen.
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Elusive
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses 'like' or 'as.' Similes compare one thing to another. Metaphors say that one thing is the same as another.
The genre of literature, film, etc., comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of events and people in the past.
Historical Fiction
He carefully worked on the old antique clock.
Carefully is what kind of word?
Adverb
To appoint (someone) to a specified position.
Designate
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
Diary
I love Chinese food.
Chinese is what kind of word?
Proper Adjective
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
DENOTATION: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.