Figurative Language
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is what type of figurative language.
alliteration
A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit.
stanza
In an article posted by RollingStone in October 2019, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports 23 lives have ended due to the vaping-related health crisis; more than 1,100 cases of vaping-related illness have been reported nationwide.
What is the genre of this statement?
Nonfiction
What does FANBOYS stand for? AND if you use a FANBOY, where does the comma go?
For, And, Nor,
But, Or, Yet, So
AND
The comma goes in front
For example, “We are exceptional students, and we will pass our final.
Do you have to complete the STAAR in order?
No. What is the hardest section for you? Do that first while you are still fresh and not tired.
What type of figurative language is:
“Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you are going to get.”
Simile or Analogy
What is the “main idea, lesson learned” called in a work of literature?
Theme
When two characters speak with each other, the verbal swap is called?
Dialogue
What is the best way to combine the following:
The bell rang signaling the end of school. The children ran outside. The children started to roll snowballs. The children rolled two large snowballs.
Answers may vary. Example:
When the bell rang ending school, the children ran outside and began rolling snow into two large snowballs.
What does “HELPS” stand for?
History
Events or Entertainment
Literature
Personal
Sports
What type of figurative language is:
“Your backpack weighs a ton.”
Hyperbole
The following words develop what in a poem:
Angry, amused, bitter, confused, defiant, humble, joy, outraged, playful, witty
Tone
Out of 1,364 patients, what percent are below age 18?
14%
If you have never had a snowman for a friend, you can scarcely imagine all the fun those children had. For Frosty took them coasting and never had there sleds slid so swiftly and far.
What change should be made?
Change never to ever
Change had to have
Change there to their
No change needed
3. Change there to their
Write a thesis statement for the following two prompts.
1. Write an essay explaining why it is important to laugh.
2. Write an essay explaining the positive effects of video games.
It is important to laugh, because _____.
The positive effects of video games are ______.
The winter moon shone on the trees, dancing rays of light off the lingering rain drops.
What type of figurative language might this be?
Imagery and Personification
Life is like a fire.
If you can't control your flame,
You're bound to be burned.
What does the author mean, “life is like a fire”?
Answers will vary and may include:
Everybody has a temper and if you do not control your anger, your anger will control you and get you in trouble.
You need to be in control of your destiny or someone or something may take control and dash your hopes and dreams.
Which of the following is an unsubstantiated opinion in the vaping health crisis?
The prevailing theory of the cause of the lung ailments is the ingredients present with THC; 78% of 514 cases involved patients using products with THC.
Vitamin E acetate is used as a thickening agent in vaping products and is harmless if ingested or used topically, however if inhaled it is toxic and can cause lipoid pneumonitis that results from fat particles depositing in the lungs.
The real crisis in the vaping health crisis is the number of young people losing their youth to illness.
3. The real crisis in the vaping health crisis is the number of young people losing their youth to illness.
Frosty knew the sun was hot that day, so he says, “Let’s run, and we’ll have some fun before I melt away.”
What change should be made?
Change sun to moon
Remove the comma after “day”
Change says to said
No change needed
3. Change says to said
What is the meaning of infer or inference?
Drawing conclusions, a logical/educated guess, what you can tell from a piece of literature.
What type of figurative language is:
Symbolism
What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow;
What are brief? Today and tomorrow;
What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth;
What are deep? The ocean and truth.
What is the author’s purpose
in writing this poem?
Answers will vary. May include:
To indicate life is precious and short and to hold onto every moment
That we are as frail as nature and to take care of ourselves and nature
Like nature we cannot control the passing of time nor the seasons
What can be inferred from the following?
Mayo Clinic researchers found that though the majority of the vaping samples (71%) came from patients who had used THC cartridges, the damage appeared to have been caused not by oil inhalation, but by “direct toxicity or tissue damage from noxious chemical fumes,” Brandon Larsen, M.D., Ph.D., a surgical pathologist at Mayo Clinic Arizona, wrote.
Answers may vary and may include:
There is a lot we still don’t know about vaping and the effects of the chemicals found in them.
Though THC is a significant contributor to the crisis, it is not the only substance making vape users sick.
What is the most effective way to rewrite the following:
Tweet! Sang the traffic cop’s loud whistle.
Beep! Sounded the buses and trucks and cars.
The children could not follow Frosty.
Answers may vary. Example:
Due to the traffic cop’s loud whistle’s tweet and the buses’, trucks’, and cars’ beeps; the children could not follow Frosty.
Who writes and grades the STAAR tests?
People in Austin associated with the Texas Education Agency (TEA).