Identifying Fig. Lang.
What type of figurative language is this?
Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.
Simile
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things
What does this example of figurative language mean?
I slept for 1,000 hours yesterday.
The person slept a lot (hyperbole).
What are context clues?
What is point of view?
How the story is written/narrated.
First person, second person, third person
What type of figurative language is this?
The tree's branches whispered in the wind.
Personification
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration (usually for effect)
What does this example of figurative language mean?
The stars danced in the dark night sky.
The stars were twinkling or shining (personification).
Name the five types of context clues.
Inferences, definitions, examples, antonyms, synonyms
What is perspective?
The way a character looks at something (or their attitude about something).
What type of figurative language is this?
He is a brave lion.
Metaphor
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
They are both comparisons, but a simile uses the words "like" or "as."
What does this example of figurative language mean?
Her beautiful new dress sparkled like an emerald.
Her dress was green and shiny (simile).
What does the word feeble mean?
Even though she is feeble, the old lady still walks a mile every day.
Weak or not strong
(Antonym - she still walks a mile)
Who's perspective is the story I Speak Spanish, Too told from?
The classmate of Judy
What type of figurative language is this?
I did homework for 10 hours last night!
Hyperbole
What is an idiom?
A common expression that does not follow it's literal meaning (break a leg, under the weather).
What does this example of figurative language mean?
She was under the weather and unable to come to school.
She was sick/unwell (idiom).
What does the word paces mean?
I was asked to move five paces forward in line.
Steps or strides
(Inference: If I'm asked to move, I likely have to take steps).
What is Peter's first impression of Judy (what is his perspective)?
He makes fun of her and bullies her. He doesn't like her.
What type of figurative language is this?
That test was a piece of cake.
Idiom
What is imagery?
Vivid language that appeals to the five senses (ex: The aroma of the hearty soup filled my stomach and heart with glee).
What does this example of figurative language mean?
None of us ever stood a chance of beating him.
There was no hope in winning or beating him (idiom).
What does melodramatic mean?
She's so melodramatic. She's always making a scene!
Dramatic, emotional, exaggerated
(Example: Making a scene is an example of being melodramatic).
What plot event reveals the importance of the main character (narrator)?
The character revealing that she understands Spanish (she eventually learns Spanish for Judy).