Figurative Language
Compares to unlike things using like or as
simile
to study in detail to learn more about something
analyze
Read the excerpt from "Robot Rumble"
"It's wonderful to see so many spectators here at our fantastic event. Let's talk a little about tonight's festivities in case some of you are attending for the first time."
What is the connotation of the word festivities as it is used in the excerpt?
a. The event is intended to be fun and enjoyable, even if it is a major competition.
b. The technology that enables the robots to decide how to navigate the maze is complicated
c. The judges were not pleased with what they were watching play out in the maze
d. The competition is happening on the same day as a major national holiday.
a
The author's position in an argument.
claim
a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
prefix
bang, pow, hiss
onomatopoeia
the circumstances in which something occurs or develops
used to create the mood of a story
impacts the plot and a character's development
setting
Read the sentences from the passage.
"Get creative and let your imagination run wild! With so many possibilities, you have every reason to say no to drinks packed with sugar and choose cool, refreshing water instead."
What is the significance of the author's use of personification in this excerpt?
a. It explains why sugary beverages are so dangerous to a person's health
b. It simplifies a major problem in America for young people
c. It emphasizes healthy choices as positive and limitless
d. It creates questions for the reader to reflect on in their own lives
c
The opposing argument.
counterclaim
a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word
suffix
What type of figurative language is being used in the following?
The morning wind arose And called across the world for day.
personification
Because all information is being conveyed through this untrustworthy source, readers have to use inferencing to establish what is likely to be true
purposeful dishonesty
unreliable narrator
Read the lines from the poem.
Its mere thought-mirroring gainst itself doth sin,
By mere reflecting solid life destroying,
(lines 11-12)
What does the metaphor "thought-mirroring" contribute to the tone of the poem?
a. It sets a regretful tone
b. It sets a sad tone
c. It sets a pensive tone
d. It sets a loving tone
c
The mother is using this type of fallacy in reasoning..
Daughter "I'm so hurt that Todd broke up with me, Mom"
Mother "Just think of all the starving children in Africa honey. Your problems will seem pretty insignificant then."
Red Herring
Based on how the word is used, what is the definition of exuberant?
prefix- ex: out
exuberant ; adjective
The folk dances were a bit bouncy, rather than earthbound, but done with exuberant energy.
filled with energy and excitement
What is the meaning and the type of figurative language that is being used in the following..
The first dart of daybreak pierced the sky
meaning=the first beam of sun/light is showing in the sky
type=metaphor
Why would the author use cause and effect in this excerpt? (2 answers)
Meanwhile, workers on the eighth floor rang furiously for the two passenger elevators. Safety experts have always advised against using elevators in a fire. Heat can easily damage their machinery, leaving trapped passengers dangling in space, to burn or suffocate. Despite the danger, the operators made several trips, saving scores of workers before heat bent the elevators’ tracks and put them out of action.
to show how brave the workers were to help others despite the risks
to show how dangerous it is to use an elevator during a fire.
Read the excerpt from Barbara Jordan's speech "All Together Now".
"We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community. We are a people trying not only to solve problems of the present, unemployment, inflation, but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America. We are attempting to fulfill our national purpose, to create and sustain a society in which all of us are equal.
1.What examples does Barbara Jordan use to support her claim that Americans want to make progress and unify as a community?
2.What reason does she use to support her claim?
1.She uses examples of things Americans are already fixing as evidence.
2. She reasons that Americans want to create an equal and better society.
Premise: Whales are mammals.
Fact: A beluga is a type of whale.
Conclusion: A beluga is a mammal.
deductive reasoning
Based on how it is used, what does the word despondent mean?
despondent
de- reverse, remove
adjective
Jason cast a despondent look in my direction and allowed himself to be dragged away.
discouraged
What is the type of figurative language, the meaning, and the tone by the following line(s) of poetry?
Rest from weary laughter
In the quiet arms of grief.
type=personification
meaning=you can stop pretending to be happy when you are grieving and rest
tone=relieved
1. What is the difference between a sonnet and a Shakespearean Sonnet?
2. How does the writer's style impact the meaning of the poem?
A Shakespearean Sonnet has a couplet
The couplet summarizes the theme or message of the poem
Which sentence suggests that Corin is likely to exaggerate and therefore may be an unreliable narrator?
a. "I was, however, surprised that we disagreed on something. I tried again."
b. "Later, I walked home feeling frustrated with the club and with myself"
c. "Jaycee and I agreed on all the little things in life but none of the really big ones"
d. "....our years of friendship evaporated in Jaycee's bright, sharp words of inflexibility."
d
Begins with a pattern, uses the pattern to extrapolate information consistent with the given pattern, begins with the specific and moves to generalize.
Pattern: My grandparents all have grey hair.
Conclusion: All elderly people have grey hair.
Abductive Reasoning
What does the word insinuation mean?
insinuation
suffix-ation: act of/result of
Prefix-in: in/on/toward
noun
He criticizes his opponents by insinuation rather than directly.
suggestion of something bad