Figurative Language
When a non-human thing possess human-like qualities. Often used to emphasize the author's meaning.
What is personification?
The number one priority of an author before writing a story or speech? Knowing this will greatly affect what words and tone he or she will choose.
What is knowing the audience?
Narratives and historical textbooks are nearly always written in this text structure.
What is chronological order?
In order to determine the damage done, we must first assess the situation.
Which of the following is an example of a synonym for the italicized word?
Access Analyze Identify Resolve
What is Analyze?
What color is the can for Pringle's Salt and Vinegar chips?
The figurative language an author would use to make the readers create a logical connection with their main idea by connecting it with something similar and easier to relate to.
What is an analogy?
Better known as the "neutral" meaning, or dictionary meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
The text structure an author must use if it is imperative that the readers follow certain steps or orders.
What is procedural order?
His behavior was so irrational that everyone became concerned for his well-being.
Which of the following is an example of a synonym for the italicized word?
Logical Reasonable Sensible Unreasonable
What is unreasonable?
The 2025 NFL Superbowl champions.
Who are the Philadelphia Eagles?
An author may sometimes use these to relay their message in "nicer terms".
What is an euphemism?
Better known as the term used to determine whether words have positive or negative impacts on the readers.
What is connotation?
The type of text structure a reader would see in an article about a patient overcoming a disease.
What is problem and solution?
The student’s plausible excuse convinced the teacher to give her an extension.
Which of the following is an example of a synonym for the italicized word?
Believable Ridiculous Strange Funny
What is believable?
The number of ITEMS that should be in the "black boxes" in Coach Clark's class.
What is 5 items: red pen, blue pen, green pen, green highlighter, and yellow highlighter.
What is repetition?
This term is better known as how the author wants the readers to feel while reading their work.
What is mood?
The text structure a reader would see while reading about the devastation left behind Hurricane Catrina.
What is cause and effect?
The movie’s ending was so ambiguous that no one could agree on what actually happened.
Which of the following is an example of a synonym for the italicized word?
Clear Obvious Vague Certain
What is ambiguous?
The correct term for the "type" of charger port on the Chromebooks.
What is USBC charging port?
This type of figurative language does not make logical sense, but the meaning is understood because it is often used in everyday language.
What is an idiom?
The degree of impact in which a word leaves on a reader is often called this term.
What is a nuance?
What is compare and contrast?
Despite her meticulous nature, she still managed to overlook a few minor errors in the report.
Which of the following is an example of a synonym for the italicized word?
Careless Thorough Lazy Quick
What is thorough?
DAILY DOUBLE:
What major structural change is soon coming to Hurley's "four-way"?
What is a round-about?