Figurative Language
"She blew up like a firework" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
A book titled "How the Moon Was Made" would most likely be trying to do this to the reader.
What is inform them?
The person who is telling the story is called this.
Who is the narrator?
I wish recess was NONSTOP. Then we would never have to do work in class!
NONSTOP means this.
What is not stopping/never stopping?
I, me, and my are used in this point of view.
What is first person point of view?
"He waited a million years in the line" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
An article titled "Why School Lunches Need to Be Better" would most likely be trying to do this to the reader.
What is persuade them?
This is the problem in the story that the characters have to solve.
What is the conflict?
She was so RAVENOUS after soccer practice that she ate two entire steaks!
RAVENOUS means this.
What is extremely hungry?
Hilarious and hysterical are examples of this.
What are synonyms?
"The stars winked at me" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
A story with the title "Walt's Wonderful Wednesday on the Water" would most likely be trying to do this to the reader.
What is entertain them?
This is the most exciting or explosive part of the story.
What is the climax?
Because we didn't know the exact number of items in the jar, we had to ESTIMATE using our eyes.
ESTIMATE means this.
What is to make a good/educated guess?
Impatient contains this prefix.
What is im?
"That's just the way the cookie crumbles" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an idiom?
A paragraph with the heading "Why We Should Colonize Mars" would most likely be trying to do this to the reader.
What is persuade them?
The conflict starts to grow in this part of the story.
What is the rising action?
We ENHANCED our car by adding new paint and wheels.
ENHANCED means this.
What is to make better or to improve?
This type of text structure uses a Venn diagram to describe the relationship between two things.
What is compare and contrast?
"Beatlemania was a rollercoaster that reached dizzying heights" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
A letter titled "Why I'm Breaking Up With You" is most likely trying to do this to the reader.
What is inform them?
This is the main character in a story.
Who is the protagonist?
The mother became FRANTIC when she realized she lost her child in the crowd. She began running around trying to find him.
FRANTIC means this.
What is worried/panicked?
Complicated and straightforward are examples of this.
What are antonyms?