Morphology
What does the prefix circum- mean in words like circumnavigate or circumvention?
What is around or in a circle?
"The waves sing so loudly!" What kind of figurative language is this?
What is personification?
Choose the correct connector: "I was taking care of the house, ___ it was fun."
What is AND?
If a story is told by a narrator who uses words like "I", "me", and "my", whose perspective are we reading?
What is first person?
If extra- means outside, what does extraterrestrial mean?
What is Outside Earth / an alien / not from this world?
What does the word dash mean in: "The waves try to dash them to pieces"?
What is to break or smash?
Which punctuation mark belongs in the middle of a complex sentence that starts with When?
What is a comma?
What is the theme of a story?
What is The big lesson or moral the author wants you to learn.
What does transparent mean when talking about a glass window?
What is Clear / able to be seen through?
"The angry crab's shell was as hard as a rock."
What kind of figurative language is used?
What is simile?
Correct this sentence.
When I arrived at the beach I saw a huge crab.
What is "When I arrived at the beach*, I saw a huge crab."
When the author tells you what a person looks like or how he behaves - what is that called?
What is direct characterization?
What word means a puffy, low cloud that looks like a pile of cotton?
What is cumulus?
What does this metaphor mean?
"The ocean wave was a giant wall of water."
What is the wave was extremely tall and thick, just like a wall?
Combine these into ONE compound sentence: "I asked my parents. They said yes."
What is "I asked my parents and they said yes."
"The crab stomped his feet, slammed his claws, and yelled at his friends," what can you infer about how he is feeling?
What is angry or mad?
What does advocate mean?
What is speak up for someone?
I have a million things to do today.
What type of figurative language is used?
What is hyperbole?
An exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
What kind of sentence is this? "When I asked my parents, they said fine, so I stayed for a week."
What is compound or complex?
What is it called when you use clues from the text plus what you already know to figure something out that isn't directly stated.
What is inference?