Figure it Out (figurative language)
What type of figurative language is this? "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
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Use context clues to define reluctant: She was reluctant to speak in front of the class because she was shy.
What is unwilling or hesitant?
Identify the verbal: Swimming is my favorite activity
What is a gerund?
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:
A) I like pizza, and ice cream.
B) I like pizza and ice cream.
What is B?
What point of view uses I and Me?
What is first person?
The thunder grumbled like an old man." What is being compared and what type of figurative language is this?
What is a simile comparing thunder to an old man?
What is a synonym for vivid in this sentence? The author used vivid descriptions to paint a picture in the reader's mind.
What is detailed or colorful?
What type of verbal is used here? To read every day improves your vocabulary.
What is an infinitive?
Fix the punctuation: Lets go to the store.
What is: Let’s go to the store.
What are the three types of rhetoric and their meaning?
What is Ethos(Credibility), Pathos (Emotions)and Logos (Logic)?
What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean?
What is to reveal a secret?
What does audible mean in this sentence? The whisper was barely audible over the noise.
What is able to be heard.
Identify the participle and the noun it describes: The crying baby needed a bottle.
What is crying, describing baby?
Where does the comma go? Before we eat let's wash our hands
What is Before we eat, let’s wash our hands?
Which three text feature helps readers locate information quickly?
What is the Table of Contents, Heading, and Subheading?
Identify the figurative language: "Time is a thief."
What is a metaphor?
Choose the correct meaning of ominous: Dark clouds gathered in an ominous sky.
What is threatening or foreboding.(Teacher Discretion)
Which verbal is used as an adjective? The broken vase lay on the floor.
What is broken, a past participle modifying vase.
Insert punctuation: My sister who lives in Texas is visiting
What is My sister, who lives in Texas, is visiting.
What is the tone of this sentence? He stomped away, slamming the door behind him.
What is angry or frustrated?
Explain the meaning of this personification: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
What is giving human traits to wind, meaning the wind made soft sounds?)
Infer the meaning of meticulous: She was meticulous in her work, checking every detail twice.
What is very careful and precise?
Identify all verbals and their functions: Walking through the park, she stopped to admire the falling leaves.
Walking – participle; falling – participle; to admire – infinitive.
Add punctuation: “Don’t forget your homework” said Mrs. Green.
What is “Don’t forget your homework,” said Mrs. Green.
How do you determine an author’s purpose?
What is by analyzing if the author wants to inform, entertain, or persuade?