Figurative Language
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
Simile
James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Rockville: Serenity, 2009. Google books. Web. 16 Mar. 2010. http://books.google.com
What type of medium was used?
Web
A book of maps.
What would I use in a book to find the page number of a chapter?
Table of Contents
What type of print would I use to look up the weather, the score of a Thunder game from last night, or current information around the world?
Newspaper
She is an angel.
Cohen, Lara Langer. "Emily Dickinson's Teenage Fanclub." The Emily Dickinson Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 2014, muse.jhu.edu/article/543643.
What is the author's full name?
A book to look up all information on a subject.
Encyclopedia
Where would I find the date a book was published?
Copyright Page
What type of web would I use to find what food to best give my dog?
Search Engine, Google, Internet
Alliteration
ans, Nick. The Last Light Breaking: Life among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos. Alaska Northwest Books, 1993.
When was this book published?
1993
A book to find quick facts and statistics about something specific?
Almanac
Where would I find the name of the author or illustrator?
Cover page or title page
When talking to people, don't beat around the bush about important topics.
What type of figurative language is this?
Idiom
The bee was buzzing around a flower.
Onomatopoeia
Miller, John, and Tim Smith, editors. Cape Cod Stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. Chronicle Books, 1996.
Who is the publisher?
Chronicle Books
A book of definitions and their parts of speech.
Dictionary
Where would I find definitions to specific words in the book?
Glossary
What is the best title of a book to look up information about the Civil War?
A) The Southern States In Today's World
B) North vs. South- How Do Certain Countries Help Eachother?
C) Women and the War- What Role Did Women Play During the 1860's?
D) Abraham Lincoln- The Biography
C) Women and the War- What Role Did Women Play During the 1860's?
I've told you to clean your room a million time.
Hyperbole
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html?_r=0. 12 May 2016.
When was this first created?
May 22, 2007
A book of synonyms, antonyms, and some definitions.
Thesaurus
Where would I look up page numbers of specific things in a book?
Index
What two things are wrong with this cite?
Janet Pyle. "A Teacher in the School". Norman, Oklahoma. Scholastic. 2025. Print.
You can't publish a book in the future.