Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this? "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
What is Personification?
What is the difference between tone or mood?
The primary difference between mood and tone is that tone reflects the author's attitude, while mood reflects how the reader feels.
The strict, literal dictionary definition of a word, completely free of emotion or association.
What is denotation?
The type of irony occurs when a character says the exact opposite of what they actually mean, often sounding sarcastic.
What is verbal irony?
What is a theme?
The message or moral of a story
The term for a comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The writer's overall attitude toward their subject matter, characters, or audience is conveyed through word choice and style.
What is tone?
Between the words "house" and "home," the word that carries a warmer, more positive connotation.
What is home?
The type of irony occurs when the audience or reader knows a critical secret that the characters on stage or on the page do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Identify the theme of this scenario:
A young protagonist attempts to cheat their way to success, only to lose the trust of everyone around them and end up with nothing.
What is "Dishonesty leads to isolation and loss" (or "Shortcuts to success come at a heavy personal cost")?
The literary device used in the sentence: "Her voice was a warm blanket on a cold winter night."
What is a metaphor?
What is the mood of the following sentence: "Heavy grey clouds hung over the silent, fog-covered graveyard as dry leaves scraped across the cobblestones."
What is gloomy (or eerie / ominous / spooky)?
Between "curious," "nosy," and "inquisitive," the word that carries the most negative connotation.
What is nosy?
The type of irony illustrated when a fire station catches on fire and burns down.
What is situational irony?
Determine the theme of the following passage:
Two coworkers who are enemies are stuck in a elevator together for 5 days with no way to contact anyone for help or a. In order to survive they find themselves helping one another and are even able to come to a common understanding of one another. By the time help arrives they are practically close friends.
What is Shared hardship reveals the necessity of working together?
What type of figurative language is the following quote: "I am so thirsty I can drink the whole Mississippi River!"
What is a hyperbole
Identify the tone of this passage: "Oh, fantastic! Another pop quiz on a Monday morning when half the class is half-asleep. Just what we all prayed for."
What is sarcastic (or sarcastic/cynical)?
aHow does replacing the word "walked" with the vivid word "slouched" changes the way a sentence sounds or means.
My making the sentence reflect tiredness, defeat, or laziness
In Romeo and Juliet, when the audience knows Juliet is merely asleep from a potion but Romeo believes she is dead, this type of irony creates tension.
What is dramatic irony?
How is the theme different from the central idea?
A theme is the message of the story, and a central idea is what the story is about.
What are the two types of figurative language in the sentence: "The relentless clock stared at us, a strict teacher demanding our silence."
What are personification (the clock stared/demanding) and a metaphor (the clock is a strict teacher)?
What is the tone of the following passage:
"I thought I was so in love with Tom. He was handsome and sweet. But looking back, there were so many signs of him being a player. He often use to say hurtful comments and even found joy in laughing at me. If i could do things differently, I probably would have just stayed single."
The tone of this passage is reflective, bitter / regretful, and disillusioned.
What effect does changing the word "cheap" to "thrifty" have when describing an antagonist?
It highlights a stingy or negative trait rather than a positive, wise spending habit.
The key difference between irony and a simple coincidence or bad luck.
Irony requires an outcome directly opposite to expectation, whereas bad luck or coincidence is just an unexpected or unfortunate occurrence.
Identify the theme of the passage
A young woman moves to a bustling city from the country to pursue fame and fortune. She achieves all her professional goals but still feels empty inside. She only finds true fulfillment when she returns home to visit her family.
What is "Material success and ambition cannot replace genuine human connection and community" (or "True identity and happiness are rooted in connection, not status")?