Figurative Language Definitions
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Correct this sentence
my dog love chasing his tail he also loves stealing my socks
My dog loves chasing his tail; he also loves stealing my socks
What figurative language is this an example of?
"His spine felt horribly unfamiliar. Like the brittle shards of a fish, freshly eaten, its bones left strewn on a cold china platter."
Simile
What is a fragment? Provide an example.
A fragment is a part of a sentence.
"While I was waiting for the bus"
"The man"
"Jumped onto the moving train"
Who are the two main characters in Something Wicked this Way Comes?
Will Holloway and Jim Nightshade
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things
Correct these 2 sentences (parallel structure)
"I like to swim, to bike, and running."
"She is smart, talented, and dances."
I like to swim, to bike, and to run.
She is smart, talented, and a dancer/good at dancing.
OR She is smart and talented; and she dances!
What kind of figurative language is this?
"And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth" (Gettysburg Address)
Repetition
Consistent Verb Tense
Which sentence is correct?
A) "Yesterday I walk to the store."
B) "I walked to the store yesterday."
C) "I will walk to the store yesterday."
B) "I walked to the store yesterday."
What is the name of Will's father, and what is his job?
What is this kind of figurative language?
Writing a word, phrase, or idea multiple times to emphasize a point, develop a theme, or create a specific tone or rhythm
Repetition
Correct these 3 sentences
Your too tired to care but also too anxious to sleep welcome to high school.
Because I was late to school. The hallway was completely empty and creepy.
I seen the principal dancing in the hallway but nobody believed me.
You're too tired to care, but too anxious to sleep. Welcome to high school.
Because I was late to school, the hallway was completely empty and creepy.
I saw the principal dancing in the hallway, but nobody believed me.
What kind of figurative language is this?
"We saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, no people."
Asyndenton
What is the difference between active and passive voice? Rewrite the sentence "The dog chased the ball" in passive voice.
Active voice sentences have the subject performing the action (e.g., "The dog chased the ball"), while passive voice sentences have the subject receiving the action(e.g., "The ball was chased by the dog").
Active voice --> clear, direct, and concise writing,
Passive voice --> useful when the actor is unknown, unimportant, or when you want to emphasize the receiver of the action
In Something Wicked This Way Comes, a man in a dark suit is posting posters for ______________. Citizens are hearing train whistles, smelling licorice and cotton candy on the wind... WHAT is coming to their small town?
A carnival! Specifically --
Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show -- Fantoccini, Marionette Circus, and Your Plain Meadow Carnival
What is this kind of figurative language?
A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea that is known from history, literature, culture, or another work, without explicitly describing it.
Allusion
Correct these 4 sentences.
The bell rang everyone ran out like it was the end of the world.
The candy bowl said “take one” I took three now I feel like someone’s watching me.
My friends and I were gonna explore the old house, but the door creaked open by itself.
The witch’s cat chased its own tail until it vanished into thin air!
I saw something move behind the grave, but my flashlight doesn't work any more.
What kind of figurative language is this?
"Fear, bright and glassy. It wrapped its hands around Wallace's ribs, fingers digging in."
Personification
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or describes another noun right beside it.
Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band."
A) "My brother"
B) "a skilled guitarist"
C) "plays in a band"
B) "a skilled guitarist"
What month is Something Wicked This Way Comes set in?
Explain the difference between asyndeton and polysyndeton, providing examples for each.
Polysyndeton uses multiple conjunctions (and, but, or, nor) between words or clauses to emphasize what's being said.
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
Asyndeton uses no conjunctions (and, but, or, nor) between words or clauses to change a sentence's tone.
"I have homework and tests and projects."
Correct these sentences.
me and my friends was gonna explore the old house but the door creaked open by itself.
the witchs cat chased it’s own tail until it vanished into thin air
I seen something move behind the grave but my flashlight dont work no more.
The ghost floated closer i screamed nobody herd me.
There was candy everywhere I wanted to grab it all but I was to scared to move.
My friends and I were gonna explore the old house, but the door creaked open by itself.
The witch’s cat chased its own tail until it vanished into thin air!
I saw something move behind the grave, but my flashlight doesn't work any more.
The ghost floated closer. I screamed, but nobody heard me.
There was candy everywhere. I wanted to grab it all, but I was to scared to move.
What kind of figurative language is this?
"If there be cords, or knives, or poison, or fire, or suffocating streams, I'll not endure it." - Shakespeare
Polysyndenton
What is a run-on sentence? Provide an example of a run-on AND correct it
a sentence containing two or more clauses not connected by the correct conjunction or punctuation.
Example --
Correction -
What is imagery? Find one example of imagery in Something Wicked this Way Comes
The idea of using figurative language and sensory details (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste) to create a vivid mental picture or sensation in a reader's mind