Figurative Language
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
A simile
A word that describes a noun or pronoun?
An adjective
Is this sentence correct?
The sisters took there brother they're.
No, their & there
frank and i would rather play cards.
Frank, I
You never capitalize "I"
False
A comparison between two things that are unrelated.
Metaphor
An adjective that modifies a noun or pronoun by describing it or expressing its quality.
A descriptive adjective
Is this sentence correct?
You're favorite class is math.
No, Your
john, Peter, dad and i went deep sea fishing,
John, Dad, & I
You never capitalize the name of a person, place, or thing.
False
A figure of speech that is used when an author wants to create a certain mood or emotion in a work of literature. It is the use of an object, person, situation or word to represent something else, like an idea, in literature.
Symbolism
Identify the descriptive adjective:
He stood next to the tall woman.
There, Their, They're
They enjoyed ______ vacation.
turn left on yale avenue and right on college road.
Turn, Yale, Avenue, College, Road
You should always capitalize the first word of the sentence.
True
When human characteristics are given to a nonhuman object.
Personification
Identify the possessive pronoun:
The taco is mine.
Mine
Affect/Effect
The tornado had a negative _____ on their lives.
Effect
on the fourth of july there was a picnic in the local park for the vietnamese children
On, Fourth, July, & Vietnamese
You always capitalize directions like east, south, north and west.
False...never capitalize when they talk about directions
This refers to the world view of the character.
Perspective
Choose the correct possessive pronoun:
Our/Ours house is on the corner of the street.
Our
To, Too, Two
"Please get me _____ apples when you go ____ the store. Oh, and get some chips _____."
two, to, too
seven hawaiian dancers won the talent show.
Seven, Hawaiian
You never capitalize the names of islands, mountains, and bodies of water
False....you do capitalize them when they have a name in front of them