Figurative language Definitions
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor
I am a poem with only 3 lines
What is a haiku
What type of figurative language is used below:
Alligators all advanced at the arcade.
Alliteration
What text structure is used below:
Turtles, like alligators, are reptiles.
compare/contrast
This is the mascot of Fuguitt.
What is an alligator
This type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
I am a poem that usually has several stanzas and a rhyme scheme
What type of figurative language is used:
The wind whispered in my ear while I was sleeping.
Personification
What text structure is used on a timeline?
Chronological order
This term means:
Something the author tells you is true and then provides evidence to make you believe it.
Author's Claim
This type of figurative language compares two items using the word like or as.
What is a simile
I am a poem with 5 lines and a rhyme scheme AABBA
Limerick
What type of figurative language is used:
The school buzzed with excitement the day of the big test.
Onomatopoeia
What text structure is used in the following:
When water is boiled it turns into steam. The steam rises and cools when it get high into the atmosphere where it becomes a cloud.
Cause/Effect
This is the term used for the
Topic + Relevant Details
Central Idea
This type of figurative language is when the author uses a phrase that means something very different than the actual words.
What is an idiom
I am a poem that does not rhyme but usually is a story
What is a free verse
What type of figurative language is used:
This is going to be the easiest FAST test I have ever taken because I am so well prepared.
Hyperbole
What type of text structure is used:
Ms. Berrian and Ms. Grindey love to teach, but Mr. Schwenker and Ms. Bellotte would prefer to teach Reading.
Compare Contrast
True or False:
In a non-fiction story, the central idea is usually one fact found in the text.
False
What is personification
AABBA
What type of figurative language is used:
The principal laughed like a hyena when the students told a joke.
simile
What type of text structure:
In 2020 Mr. S moved to Florida. This was during Covid. He started teaching in 2021 and moved to Fuguitt in 2024.
Chronological Order
When reading a fiction story, we can use this strategy to summarize the text?
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then