Point of View
Uses the pronouns I, me, my, we, us, our
What is first person point of view?
This kind of figurative language is a comparison that uses like or as
What is a simile?
"Something fishy is going on" means
Something is off or weird
True or False: There can only be one theme or universal theme in a story.
False. You can learn many lessons from a story.
I was almost back at my classroom door when I heard voices raised in anger as if in some sort of argument. What point of view is this?
First person
I went to the mall with Jessica, we had a fun time. What point of view is this?
First person point of view
"The flowers danced in the wind" means
It was very windy
"Piece of cake" means
it is easy
Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark's bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family's private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn't appreciate and Money Mark could find nothing new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark was never satisfied. What is the theme?
Money can't buy happiness
When the narrator is a character in the story, what point of view is this?
Uses the pronouns he, him, her, she, they, them
What is third person point of view?
This kind of figurative language is a comparison in which one thing is said to be another.
Metaphor
"break a leg" means
good luck
Always tell the ___________.
truth.
What does this idiom mean?
It means that someone shared a secret.
Erica had a softball game on Saturday and her team won.
Third person point of view.
"My hands were icicles because of the cold weather" means
it's very cold
"once in a blue moon"means
happens rarely or seldom
_______ work pays off.
Hard
We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog! (1)Metaphor or Simile? (2)How do you know?
This is a metaphor because it does not use like or as to compare Tammy to a hog.
David said "I want to go to Disneyland for my birthday." What point of view is this?
Third person point of view.
You might have thought that this was first person point of view, however in this situation The narrator is telling us what David said using quotation marks.
"boom," "pow," "ruff," and "oink" are examples of what kind of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
"an icy stare" means
to glare
What is a synonym for the word "theme?"
Moral, lesson, central message, big idea.
USING CONTEXT CLUES.... In life, you will encounter problems and make mistakes, but it is up to you if you let them knock you down or you learn from your mistakes. Write one synonym for encounter.
face, experience, confront
or any other appropriate answer as determined by the teacher!