Figurative Language
That test was as easy as the ABCs.
What is a simile?
Authors use this text feature to draw attention to important information.
What is bolded font/highlights/italics?
Information an author gives to help the reader understand unknown words.
What are context clues?
The meaning of a word beyond the dictionary definition.
What is connotation?
The part of speech for action words.
What is a verb?
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
This shows the main topic of a section in an article.
What is a title?
This type of context clue uses words with similar meanings to show the meaning of an unknown word.
What is synonym?
Which word has a more negative connotation: mistake / accident
This part of speech describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
The plushie was so fluffy I thought I was going to die!
What is hyperbole?
This is a short description of the contents of an article.
What is a summary?
"The fastidious student never missed an assignment, always turned in his work on time, and always got 100%."
What is attentive/focused/studious?
A word with negative connotation meaning the same thing as scent (a smell).
What is odor/stench/stink?
The nouns in the following sentence:
"The staring contest lasted five whole minutes, until one of the spectators coughed loudly, startling everyone."
What are "staring contest", "minutes", "spectators", and "everyone"?
Everyone is pushing my buttons today.
What is an idiom?
This is a visual demonstration of a topic discussed within a text.
What is a picture/photo/infographic/diagram?
This type of context clue shows the application of the unknown word.
What is example?
A word with positive connotation meaning the same thing as tired.
What is sleepy/drowsy?
What is adverb?
The stars winked down from the sky.
What is personification?
The way authors show the contents of (the answer to Text Features for 400).
What is a caption/subtitle?
"The mellifluous voices of the chorus sounded like angels singing, and floated down upon the audience."
What is beautiful/pleasant to hear/sweet?
A word with a negative connotation meaning the same thing as funny.
What is foolish/silly/ridiculous?
What is "to be"?