Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
sum
adding
Which text structure lists dates in order?
Chronological order
Give an example of an onomonipia
BAM, POW, POP
multiplication
product
Which text structure does this example represent?
IF it rains all day THEN the baseball game will get cancelled
Cause and effect
What is a metaphor?
A comparison NOT using like or as
division
quotient
Which text structure does the following example represent?
Gisele, Misa and Branon are all alike today because they are wearing black, however Ms. Lewis is not because she is wearing grey.
Compare and contrast
hyperbole
form of exaggeration
Negative integers
withdrawing, descending
Which text structure does the following represent?
Pollution is an ongoing issue in the United States, one way we can fix it is if we all pitch in and clean up trash.
problem and solution
personification
when non human objects get human characteristics
positive integers
deposit, ascending
What are 4 signal words for cause and effect?
because, as a result of, since, due to, effect of