Figurative Language
Poetry
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Inferences
Hodge Podge
100
This type of figurative language makes a comparison using the words LIKE or AS
What is a simile?
100
This is a repeated phrase in a poem.
What is REFRAIN?
100
That was the easiest question in the world! 
What is hyperbole?
100
You see people standing outside, they are shivering and stomping their feet.

The people are doing this because...

A) they are angry
B) they are cold
C) they are farmers
D) they are hot
What is B- they are cold?
100
This is the most exciting part of any story.
What is the climax?
200
This figure of speech makes a direct comparison between two things without using the words LIKE or AS.
What is a metaphor?
200
 An example is -The US flag represents freedom.
What is SYMBOLISM?
200
He gnawed upon my Ipod

as if it were a bone. 

What does gnawed mean using the context clues?

What is chewed on?
200
Mr. Nelson, the mailman, walked across a beautiful yard to bring the mail to the Bell's home. Suddenly, the sprinklers went on and Mr. Nelson was all wet. Very angry, Mr. Nelson went to the front of the house and pounded on the door. No one answered.

How did Mr. Nelson get so wet?

A) An automatic timer had been set to start the sprinklers.
B)He fell in a puddle.
C) The kids in the house put the sprinklers on.
D) It started to rain.

What is A- An automatic timer had been set to start the sprinklers.  ?

200
This is the lesson, or moral, of a story.
What is theme?
300
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to animals or objects.
What is personification?
300
This is a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
What is RHYME SCHEME?
300

Rhyme Scheme?

Great is the sun, and wide he goes


Through empty heaven with repose

And in the blue and glowing days

More thick than rain he showers his rays 



What is A,A,B,B?
300
The waiting room was full. Two dogs lay patiently on the floor. A kitten cried in the cat carrier. A man came in the door carrying an injured dog. A white-coated man came out to meet him. Everyone knew they might have a long wait.

Where is this story happening?

A) A vet's office
B) A doctor's office
C) A grocery store
D) A farm

What is A- A vet's office  ?

300
This is the feeling, or emotion of a story.
What is mood?
400
This type of figurative language is an exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
400
POW! BOOM! ZZIP! MEOW!
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
400
This is a direct comparison that tells what something is or was.
What is a metaphor?
400
Something strange was going on. First, Aidan's aunt said, "Top o' the morning to you!" Then she served him green oatmeal with green milk. She was wearing a green top hat. Aidan wondered whether it was April Fool's Day, but his food tasted fine.

When did Aidan first realize that something strange was happening?

A) noon
B) afternoon
C)evening
D) morning

What is D-morning ?

400
The author's reason for writing a story is also called this. (Examples are to entertain, to inform, or to persuade)
What is the author's purpose?
500
This is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
500

The silly salamander slithered slightly towards the swamp in Savannah. 

What is alliteration?
500
The bright, blue sky could barely be seen as it peeked out between the clouds.
What is IMAGERY?
500
This man gets up early each morning even when he's been up very late the night before. His office is part of his home, so he has no commute time. He often travels great distances on business. His job is very difficult, because he can never make everyone happy. In spite of this, he keeps on trying to do the best possible job that he can, while feeling the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Who is this man?

A) A business man
B) A CEO
C) The President
D) The Vice President

What is C- The President?

500
This is the feeling associated with a word.
What is connotation?
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