Figurative Language
The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.
Simile
The author's main point or message about a topic.
Central Idea
The message, lesson, or moral of the story.
Theme
Identify the verb in the following sentence:
"She slowly walked into the room".
walked
Not related in any way to the subject at hand.
irrelevant
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
Important pieces of information that support a text's main idea.
Key Details
3rd Person
True or False:
Adjectives can describe any noun.
True
Heard or able to be heard.
My heart danced when I saw the puppy.
"It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn't true. Go ask forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations."
Name the main idea.
It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
The part of the story when a conflict is resolved.
Resolution
How many nouns are in this sentence:
"Jimmy is the master of disaster."
3 (Jimmy, master, & disaster)
To say the opposite of something; to deny the truth about something; to deny or disagree with what is being said by someone; to not agree with something in a way that shows or suggests that it is wrong.
contradict
These shoes are absolutely killing me!
Hyperbole
Like a dictionary, usually found in the back of the book.
Glossary
This type of conflict occurs if a character is struggling with self-esteem issues.
Correct the punctuation:
what in the world is going on here i have never seen a more rainier day in my life?
What in the world is going on here? I have never seen a rainier day in my life!
To secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal; to happen in a way that produced bad or unpleasant results.
conspire
Pencils are a dime a dozen.
Idiom
"The boy missed the bus because he overslept. Name the effect."
Name the cause, and name the effect.
Cause: the boy overslept.
Effect: He missed the bus.
The main character in a story is the ________________, who typically endures conflict with an __________________.
Correct the grammar:
witch way is the beach. it is april vacation and I am out of here Mr. branco said as he packed his suitcase?
"Which way is the beach? It is April vacation and I am out of here," Mr. Branco said as he packed his suitcase.
A state of having very different feelings (such as love and hate) about someone or something at the same time.
ambivalence