Theme and Main Idea
Define theme
Theme = the message or lesson learned in a story
Define onomatopoeia
Words that sound like what they're describing
What type of figurative language is:
"The storm arrived with a boom"
Onomatopoeia
Define a verb
An action or state of being
Give me an example of a preposition
To, for, on, with, about, around, in, near...
Define main idea
A one-sentence summary of the story
Define metaphor
Comparing two things without using like, as, or than
"Something IS something"
What type of figurative language is:
"Baby, you're a firework" (Katy Perry)
Metaphor
Define a pronoun
Replaces a noun
Give me an example of an adverb
Really, always, never, sometimes, yesterday, slowly, happily
Define gist
A 2-4 word summary of a paragraph
Define alliteration
Repeating letter sounds at the start of words that are near each other
Create a simile about lunch.
Lunch is as.... Lunch is like...
Define adverb
Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
What's the conjunction in this sentence?
I watched the kids at home when she went to the store.
When
What do themes never have but main ideas always have?
Information about the plot and characters
Define personification
Giving non-human things human descriptors
Create alliteration (3+ words) starting with the letter "M"
Many markers marching across the board
Define conjunction
Links two parts of a sentence
Give me an example of an adjective and a noun together
Happy llama
Two coats
Fast runner
Give a main idea of the story "the Tortoise and the Hare".
The tortoise beats the hare in a race by working hard and not giving up.
Define hyperbole.
Exaggerated language to make a point
Create an example of personification about something at school
"The test followed me around all afternoon"
Define a preposition
Short words that connect a noun to the rest of the sentence, always in a prepositional phrase
Give me an example of a prepositional phrase
With the bag
On the road
In my dreams