Figurative Language
Text Strucure
Context Clues
Rhyme
Class Novels
100
"He is a rocket on the court"
What is metaphor?
100
“High overhead, plants such as orchids and ferns grow. They are adapted to life on tree branches where there’s plenty of sunlight. They grew from windblown seeds or spores that once landed on the tree… These plants get the water they need from rain. They get minerals from dust and decaying leaves. They take nothing from the tree at all. Mistletoe lives in treetops, too, but it is a thief. Birds carry the plant’s sticky seeds to a tree branch. The mistletoe’s roots grow into the living wood and steal all the water and minerals the plant needs from the tree. Its leaves cast shade on the tree’s leaves. It is a good thing for trees that mistletoe does not grow very large. ”
What is compare/contrast?
100
A shape made of three straight lines
What is a triangle?
100
repetition of similar sounds in two or more words
What is rhyme?
100
"A Long Way from Chicago is told from this character's point of view
Who is Joey Dowdel?
200
boom, zip, swoosh
What is onomatopoeia?
200
“In summer, when long daylight hours stimulate growth in the sparse vegetation,musk oxen live well and grow fat. In winter, food plants lie deep under hard-packed snow, which the oxen scrape away with their hooves. This is the hungry time, when they survive mainly on the fat that they stored during the summer. Others, too, are hungry, including bands of timber wolves, which metimes follow the musk oxen. In spring, when the calves are born, the wolves become particularly menacing. The musk oxen form a defensive ring, with calves and young animals in the middle. Even a dozen wolves attacking together stand little chance against that circle of lowered heads and sturdy horns.”
What is problem solution?
200
An animal that is warm-blooded, has feathers, and lays eggs
What is a bird?
200
rhyme that occurs based on the last word in each line
What is end rhyme?
200
setting for "Tangerine"
What is Florida?
300
"The day seemed as dull as a tarnished mirror"
What is simile?
300
“Earthquakes happen all over the world in areas called seismic zones. Seismic zones occur where the plates of crust covering the Earth’s surface meet each other. Inside the Earth, the mantle is always moving, which in turn moves the plates. These plates push against each other, building up tension between them. When the tension between plates becomes too great, they grind against each other, causing the Earth’s surface to tremble and shake.”
What is cause and effect?
300
After seeing the picture of the starving children, we felt compassion or pity for their suffering. From this sentence we know the words “pity” and "compassion" are _____. a) antonymns b) synonyms c) familiar d) oppsites
What is synonyms?
300
rhyme that occurs within a single line
What is internal rhyme?
300
Grandma Dowdel made a tasty ____
What is gooseberry pie
400
"Freedom called to me on the last day of school"
What is personification?
400
“Do volcanoes erupt under the sea? Yes indeed. In fact, many more volcanoes may erupt underwater than erupt on land. They are called rift volcanoes. Rift volcanoes occur where two plates are pulling apart, usually between 1 and 2 miles below sea level. These volcanoes form as magma oozes up between the two plates. The magma fills in the gap, pushing the plates further apart. Rift volcanoes pop up under the Atlantic Ocean. The North American plate and the Eurasian plate are slowly separating. This means the Atlantic Ocean is growing wider! Friends on opposite sides of the Atlantic will be 1 inch farther apart next year.”
What is description/main idea?
400
Ms. Jones admonished her students and they knew they were in hot water for their actions. What is the meaning of admonished? a) praised b) ridiculed c) tortured d) reprimanded
What is reprimanded?
400
from “Night” by William Blake The moon, like a flower In heaven’s high bower, With silent delight Sits and smiles on the night. What is the rhyme scheme? What is the rhyme scheme?
What is a,a,b,b?
400
tragic event that occurs at the beginning of "Tears of a Tiger"
What is a car accident?
500
"I fought a million rappers in an afternoon in June."
What is hyperbole?
500
“Imagine you have a solid substance, such as ice. Heat it, which makes its temperature rise. When it reaches a certain level, the temperature stops rising and the substance begins to turn into a liquid. This temperature is called the substance’s melting point. You keep heating. When all the solid has turned to liquid, the temperature begins to rise again. Eventually the temperature stops rising and the liquid begins to turn into a gas. The temperature at which this happens is called the boiling point. If you keep heating the temperature stays the same until all the liquid is gone. Then the temperature begins to rise again.”
What is sequence/chronological order?
500
I overslept this morning. I had to eat my bowl of cereal very quickly, and I almost missed the bus. When I got to school, I realized I had forgotten my zilgping . Luckily, Ms. Jutzi is very understanding, and told me I could bring it tomorrow. What is the meaning of zilgping?
What is homework?
500
You may drive your fast horse if you please You may live in the very best style, Smoke the choicest cigars, at your ease, And may revel in pleasure awhile; Play billiards, from morning till night, Or loaf in the barroom all day, But just see if my words are not right: You will find, in the end, it don’t pay.
What is a,b,a,b,c,d,c,d
500
Andy's parents send him to see a
What is psychologist?
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