Figurative Language Types
He would write, but his hours are as busy
As bees in the sun.
simile
The lesson learned in a story
What is a moral?
The most prominent character in a story
The main character
I wish my sister was here.
first person
When I got home from school after a long boring day, I took out the peanut butter, jelly, and bread. After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other, and then I put the two pieces of bread together. After that, I enjoyed it while watching “Cops” on the TV. I swear, that was the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich I ever ate.
What is sequential/chronological?
My words are little jars
For you to take and put upon a shelf
Their shapes are quaint and beautiful
And they have many pleasant colors and lusters.
The subject of a piece of literature
The theme topic
Character who tells the story
The narrator
She said, "I wish my sister was here."
Third person
Dr. Miller doesn’t want the tigers to vanish. These majestic beasts are disappearing at an alarming rate. Dr. Miller thinks that we should write to our congress people. If we let them know that we demand the preservation of this species, maybe we can make a difference. Dr. Miller also thinks that we should donate to Save the Tigers. Our donations will help to support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the tigers. We owe it to our grandchildren to do something.
All around the house is the jet-black night.
It stares through the window-pane.
It crawls in the corners, hiding from the light.
What is metaphor?
The life lesson that an author wants us to know from a piece of literature
Theme
A character who is the hero or good guy in a fantasy
Who is the protagonist?
When you get up in the morning, you need to eat a healthy breakfast.
The surface of the Earth is divided into pieces called “tectonic plates.” These plates move. When the plates rub against each other, they do not move smoothly. When the plates do not move smoothly, earthquakes result. Some parts of the world get more earthquakes than other parts. The parts of the earth that get most earthquakes are near the edges of these plates.
What is cause and effect?
Oh, never if I live to a million,
Will I feel such grievous pain.
What is hyperbole?
The action in a story
plot
Who is the antagonist?
When the narrator is a character in the story
What is first person?
ome countries, such as Japan, or parts of a country, like California in the United States, have a lot of earthquakes. In these places it is a good practice to build houses and other buildings so they will not collapse when there is an earthquake. This is called seismic design or "earthquake-proofing".
What is problem and solution?
The pencil sharpener gnashes its vicious teeth,
and proceeds to graze upon our future words.
What is personification?
selection
What is the text chosen for this question?
A character who helps the hero
Who is the sidekick?
When the narrator knows the thoughts of all of the characters
What is third person omniscient?
So, lightning and thunder are caused by the same event, but lightning is light energy, or electromagnetic energy, whereas thunder is sound energy. Thus, we see lightning and hear thunder.
What is compare and contrast?