Figurative Language
What type of figurative language gives human traits to non-human things?
What is PERSONIFICATION?
What is the theme of a story?
What is "the central message or lesson"?
What does it mean to "make an inference"?
What is "Using clues from the text to figure out something the author doesn’t say directly"?
What is the topic of a story?
What is "What the story is about in one or two words"?
What is a conflict in a story?
What is "A problem or struggle"?
What type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"?
What is a SIMILE?
If a story is about a character who never gives up, what might the theme be?
What is "Perseverance pays off"?
If a character is wearing a raincoat and carrying an umbrella, what can you infer?
What is "It is raining or about to rain"?
What is the main idea of a text?
What is "What the story is mostly about"?
What is an internal conflict?
What is "A struggle a character has with themselves"?
What type of figurative language compares two things by saying one thing is another?
What is a METAPHOR?
How is theme different from the main idea?
(What is "Theme is a lesson, while the main idea is what the story is mostly about"?)
If a student walks into class with their head down and doesn’t talk, what can you infer about their mood?
What is "They are sad or upset"?
How is a main idea different from a theme?
What is "The main idea is a summary of the story, while the theme is the lesson"?
What is an external conflict?
What is "A struggle a character has with an outside force"?
In the sentence, "The wind whispered through the trees," what type of figurative language is used?
What theme does this sentence suggest? "Even when Mia failed, she kept practicing and finally won the championship."
What is "Hard work leads to success"?
Read this sentence: "Lena grabbed her backpack, rushed to the door, and ran down the street, checking her watch." What can you infer?
What is "She is late for something"?
If a passage is about different ways to recycle, what is its main idea?
What is "Recycling helps the environment"?
What are the two main types of point of view?
What are "First-person and third-person"?
Identify the figurative language in this sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
True or False: A story can have more than one theme.
What is "True"?
What is the difference between inference and prediction?
What is "Inference is based on clues from the text, while prediction is a guess about what will happen next"?
What is a good strategy for finding the main idea?
What is "Look at the first and last sentences and think about what the whole passage is about"?
What is a narrative poem?
What is "A poem that tells a story"?