Figurative Language
What figurative language is this “Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
What is simile?
What does “explicit” mean?
What is Clearly stated; directly said in the text.?
Identify the sentence structure: “The cat slept.”
What is a simple sentence?
Which paper is the summary writing question in?
What is paper one?
Thunder grumbled angrily
What is personfication
How do you find implicit meaning?
What is read between the lines; use clues from actions, tone, or words(context)
Identify the structure: “She smiled because she won the prize.”
What is a complex sentence?
What is the word limit for an IGCSE English summary?
What is 120 words?
School is a jungle of ideas
what is a metaphor?
“The sky was filled with dark, heavy clouds.” → Is the weather explicit or implicit?
What is explicit?
Add commas where needed: “After school I went home and did my homework.”
“After school, I went home and did my homework.”
What should you avoid when writing the summary?
What is copying from the text?
“This book weighs a ton.”
What is hyperbole?
The writer says, “Her hands trembled as she opened the letter.” What can we infer?
What is she feels anxious, scared, or emotional?
Punctuate. “She needs to buy three things milk bread and cheese.”
“She needs to buy three things: milk, bread, and cheese.”
What type of language should you use?
a) informal
b) factual
c) semi-formal
What is formal?
“Bittersweet”
oxymoron
What is the term called when you are trying to understand what someone says indirectly
What is inference?
Insert the dashes
“My brother the one who lives in Canada is coming to visit.”
“My brother — the one who lives in Canada — is coming to visit.”
What’s the best way to organize your summary?
Group related ideas logically and use linking words to maintain flow.