Figurative Language
Poetry

Main Idea
Context Clues
Vocabulary
100
Uses words "like" or "as" to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike
What is a simile?
100
A grouping of lines separated from others in a poem
What is stanza
100
Goldilocks had nothing to do. Her friends were busy, so she decided to take a walk in the woods alone. She noticed a house. She knew it was a stranger’s house, but she still entered. There was not anyone home; therefore, she decided to eat some food and take a nap in the stranger’s home. Walking can be an adventure. Goldilocks didn't follow safety procedures. It is okay to do the wrong things as long as it isn't hurting anybody.
What is Goldilocks didn't follow safety procedures
100
Don't feel abashed when you make a mistake. Welcome/embarrassed/satisfied
What is embarrassed
100
is a strategy in which readers sort through the information presented in a text in order to pull out and paraphrase the essential
What is Summarizing
200
States a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison
What is a metaphor?
200
Non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech
What is free verse
200
Babies use both hands. But babies use one hand more than the other. This hand may become the preferred one. How can you tell? Lay a baby on its back. Notice which side the baby faces. If the baby looks to the right most of the time, it will probably be right-handed. What does it mean if the baby faces left more often? The baby will most likely be left-handed. how to tell right- from left-handed babies that babies use their hands for many things that there are more left-handed babies
What is how to tell right from left handed babies
200
I am subordinate to the president and must follow her orders. Equal/beneath/above
What is beneath
200
Cues to the meaning of an unfamiliar word that occur in the sentence(s) or paragraph(s) in which the word appears.
What is Context clues
300
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or groups in a series of words. Includes tongue twisters.
What is alliteration
300
A long and narrative poem that normally tells a story about a hero or an adventure
What is epic poem
300
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have nine thousand taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat. why we can taste only sweet things that we taste through our nose where taste buds are found
What is Where taste buds are found
300
I must be in concert with my family or we will never achieve our goals Weak/against/in agreement
What is in agreement
300
a judgment or conclusion based on evidence presented.
What is inference
400
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.
What is hyperbole
400
Is a form of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings
What is lyric poem
400
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too! why people live to be 70 how long you might expect to live about the health of females
What is How long you might expect to live
400
I had a sense of vulnerability when the moose attacked me. Powerful/weakness/forgetful
What is weakness
400
A restatement of information in the speaker’s or writer’s own words.
What is paraphrase
500
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or a sound made by an object or an action.
What is onomatopoeia
500
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line. Uses letters to indicate which lines rhyme
What is rhyme scheme
500
Farmers in Japan have a problem. There is not much land to farm, and there are many people to feed. Some farmers cut rows in the hillsides and grow crops there. This helps a little, but many kinds of food are shipped to Japan. They can choose anything they want to eat! There is little land to farm in Japan; so many kinds of food are shipped to Japan. Growing food on the hillside in Japan is hard work. The Japanese like getting food from different countries.
What is There is little land to farm in Japan; so many kinds of foods are shipped to Japan.
500
I had one fleeting thought of going to Spain, but I knew it would be impossible.
What is passing/floating/different
500
Character, plot, theme, setting, conflict.
What is story elements
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