Middle School English

Figurative Language

100

When an author uses figurative language, they are saying exactly what they mean. True or False? 

FALSE, that would be literal language. Figurative language is "a way of using words to convey meaning that is different from their literal or realistic meaning"

200

• Romeo and Juliet: "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night, As a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear" (Act 2, Scene 2) 
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A simile

300

• "I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me" 

  "The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars".

  
  

  
  

Hyperbole - an extreme exaggeration

400

• The engine gave one final protest before the car shuddered to a stop.
• The parched soil eagerly swallowed the rain.

Personification - giving human traits to a nonhuman thing

500

"That's going to cost an arm and a leg!"

"Hey, break a leg out there!"

"I wish the teacher would cut him some slack."

These are all examples of what? 

Idioms - a phrase that has different meaning than the original intention of the words

Random Nonsense

100

About how many books are published worldwide each year? 

2.2 million

200

What is Percy Jackson's favorite color? (Hint: his mother dyes foods this color in the book)

Blue

300

What famous book is credited as the first piece of Science Fiction? 

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 

400

How old was Shakespeare when he wrote one of his most famous plays, 'Romeo and Juliet'? 

18, 25, 31, or 40?

31 years old

500

This poet is credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey - two Greek epics. He shares a name with a famous yellow character.  

Homer

Vocabulary

100

Connotation

the feeling of a word, positive or negative

200

Denotation

the dictionary definition of a word

300

This is an extreme exaggeration

Hyperbole

400

What are the two types of coherence?

Internal and External

500

Name 7 different types of figurative language. 

Personification, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Simile, Idiom, Allegory, Allusion, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia

Rhetoric

100

A claim is the same thing as a thesis, true or false? 

False

200

Name 3 Rhetorical Appeals: E, P, and L

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

300

This is used in an argumentative essay to show the opposite side's opinion

Counterclaim

400

Name one of the three rhetorical devices we went over during this unit. 

Parallel Structure

Repetition

Rhetorical Question

500

When something is valid, what does that mean? 

Name a valid source 

Credible and True

 established news outlets like The New York Times, scholarly journals and books from reputable publishers, government websites (like .gov or .edu), and professional organization websites.