Figurative Language 1
What is the type of figurative language that gives non-human things human-like characteristics?
Personification
What the story is mainly about.
Main Idea
Is the following an example of a simile or a metaphor?
"My brother was a soft teddy bear"
Metaphor
What point of view is the following statement:
"I could not believe my eyes. I was standing in front of the building ablaze with fire."
First Person
What is an antonym for the word: bad?
Good
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile compares using like or as, metaphor compares by saying they are the same.
What is a short statement that is put into your own words that includes the main idea of the story?
Summary
What is an example of an Onomatopoeia?
Oink, Buzz, Zoom
What type of excerpt is the following statement:
Sarah left her homework at home so she called her mom and asked her to bring it to school.
Problem and Solution
What does the W stand for in SWBST, a strategy used for summarizing.
Wanted
What is an example of an Alliteration.
(Answers could vary) ex: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
What is the cause in the following statement:
The basketball player was traveling so the referee called a penalty.
The basketball player was traveling.
What type of figurative language is the following example:
"This test is going to take me years to finish"
Hyperbole
Martin Luther King Jr. fighting for the rights of African Americans is an example of what type of conflict.
Person vs. Society
What is a problem and solution that occurred in one of the books that you have read.
Opinion
The phrase: "We are two peas in a pod" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom
The message an author is trying to deliver to the reader through his/ her writing.
Theme
A glove is worn on a hand the same way a sock is worn on a foot is an example of what?
Analogy
A fight between you and a friend is an example of what type of conflict?
Person vs. Person
What is an example of a faulty generalization?
Ex: Everyone loves chocolate the most.
List 4 types of figurative language that we have discussed.
Personification, Similes and Metaphor, Idioms, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Analogy, Onomatopoeia
Figuring out something that was not completely explained in the story.
Inference
What is figurative language?
When words mean something different than their literal meaning.
What point of view is the following statement:
"The alarm clock sounded. Brian cut off the clock and jumped out of bed. He had a smile on his face."
Third Person Objective
Make a text to self connection between you and a book you have read this year.
Opinion