Figurative Language
Figurative Language 2
Author's Purpose
Point of View
Random
100
comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
What is a rhyme?
100
Florida is a state in the southern United States. The capital is Tallahassee, and the state bird is the mockingbird. There are many beaches in Florida.
What is to Inform?
100
I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours are words that belong to this point of view.
What is First Person?
100
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
What is a rhyme scheme?
200
a comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is an onomatopoeia?
200
Come and get your very own Speedy Scooter! It will make you super fast and let you have tons of fun! You should definitely buy a brand new Speedy Scooter today!
What is to persuade?
200
He, she, it, they, them, theirs, and the reader are examples of words that belong to this point of view.
What is Third Person?
200
hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
What are context clues?
300
repetition of a consonant sound
What is alliteration?
300
giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is personification?
300
Knock Knock! Who's there? Cargo. Cargo who? Cargo beep beep!
What is to Entertain?
300
One day, my dad looked out at the endless desert and decided then and there to build a baseball field. Label the point of view.
What is First Person?
300
the most intense, exciting, or important point of a story
What is the climax?
400
a great exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
400
common phrases or terms whose meaning is not real, but can be understood by their popular use.
What is an idiom?
400
Freddy went to Six Flags on Saturday and rode all kinds of roller coasters. There were spinning roller coasters, upside down, and crazy coasters! He had so much fun!
What is to Entertain?
400
Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank.
What is Third Person Limited?
400
a viewpoint that opposes your main argument.
What is a counter argument?
500
the representation of something for something else
What is symbolism?
500
A word or phrase that has become overly familiar or commonplace
What is a cliche?
500
Dear Governor Perry, I think you should send more money to my school to help us buy some new computers for our classroom. We would be able to learn more and have fun. Sincerely, Ms. White's Class
What is to Persuade?
500
When the principal called Martha into the office, she knew what it would be about. He looked uncomfortable and unhappy because he felt guilty about making Martha feel like she might not get the scholarship jacket. Label the point of view.
What is third person omniscient?
500
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What is connotation?
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