Figurative Language
"Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Simile
I have a dog named Boots. I taught him lots of tricks. When I tell him to, Boots will sit or lie down. He can also wave his paw to greet people. When I say, “Dance, Boots”, he will stand up on two legs and walk. I don't know of many dogs that can do such amazing tricks.
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
Boots is a very smart dog.
Danielle has altophobia. You will never find her at the top of a mountain.
What does the word altophobia mean?
A fear of heights.
Miss Brennan was blasting the radio. She was singing along and drumming her fingers on the steering wheel. She had no idea how fast she was going. All of a sudden, she heard a siren and saw red lights behind her. She pulled over.
What can you infer is happening in this situation?
Miss Brennan was getting a speeding ticket.
What is a strategy you use when eliminating answers in a multiple choice question?
Process of Elimination
"Baa", went the sheep as it ran from Little Bo Peep.
What type of figurative language is "Baa"?
Onomatopoeia
Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Todd hung up a big sign that said, “Happy Birthday, Joey!” Mom made spaghetti for dinner. It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day!
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
Joey had a great birthday.
Before the game yesterday, Luke was active and excited. Today, however, he seems rather melancholy.
What does the word melancholy mean?
Gloomy
Mrs. White pushed open the door and threw all of her things on the desk. She continued slamming things all around the classroom. Her face turned a crimson red and she yells "YOU"RE BEING TOO LOUD!"
What can you infer about this situation?
Mrs. White is really angry
What should you do when reading the questions on a test?
Focus/Underline key words and phrases
The powerful personal poems were produced by people.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
Alliteration
Ivy and her friend, Fern, went bowling last Thursday. Ivy had never bowled before, but she was excited to try. On the first frame, Ivy's ball landed in the gutter. She knocked down one or two pins on most of her turns. Ivy did not get any strikes or spares. Fern said to Ivy, “The score doesn't matter as long as we are having fun.”
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
Ivy is not a very good bowler.
What does the word detestable mean?
Horrible
When Joseph walked into the kitchen, he saw muddy paw prints on the floor. His mother's wet coat was hanging on a chair. Below the coat he spotted his mother's rubber shoes. Joseph looked for his dog, Riley. He found Riley, who was soaking wet, lying on the couch panting.
What inference can you make from this passage?
His mother took Riley for a walk in the rain.
What is an important strategy you should use before reading the passages and/or excerpts?
Read the questions first
The classroom was a zoo.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
Metaphor
One day a monkey went to the nest of his Goose and found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. But, on second thought, he took it home and soon found to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold. Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the Goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing.
What is the theme of this passage?
Don't be greedy.
It was the first day of summer vacation, and the kids felt liberated! No more homework, no more tests, and no more alarm clocks for two longgggggg months.
What does the word liberated mean?
Free
"Shh…" Dale whispered to his friend Jim. Jim stopped talking mid-sentence and looked at Dale. Dale was dressed in a fluorescent orange sweater with the hood up and a camouflage vest over the sweater. He saw Dale point his rifle at the horizon and squint, and then Jim looked where the barrel was aimed. A large 10-point buck trotted about thirty meters from the bushes behind which Jim and Dale were positioned.
What inference can you make about what Jim and Deal are doing?
They are hunting.
What is a strategy you should use when answering a 2 point response?
Follow RACE
The trees hugged me as I walked slowly through the forest.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Personification
In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
What is the theme of this passage?
Even when you are faced with obstacles, work hard and overcome them.
That order is repugnant! Is there a skunk around here?
What does the word repugnant mean?
We’re cousins of the Shoshone woman with the baby on her back who explored America by canoe, horseback, and on foot to map it for the first time.
What does this sentence suggest about Sacagawea?
How remarkable her accomplishment was.
What is a strategy you should use before writing the 4 point essay?
PLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!