fig lan
Why Writers use figurative language to
Influence the audience
A group of lines in a poem is called
stanza
Who or what a text is about is called
Topic
What is the meaning of bore as used in the sentence below?
I don't like doing homework, I know that it will bore me.
tire
Which root means water?
aqua
What is figurative language?
It's language not to be taken literally.
Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood is called
alliteration
The central idea of a text is always clear.
False
What is the meaning of greets as used in the sentence below?
He greets me at the doorway each day when I come home from school.
welcomes
Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means...
Look see watch
When two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase
alliteration
When rhyming is organized into patterns and can be labeled aaba it is called
rhyme scheme
Which of the following is NOT a strategy to use when searching for the central idea?
Highlighting the entire text
What is the meaning of pronounce as used in the sentence below?
Dr. Seuss used rhyming words because he thought it helped kids pronounce words correctly.
to say
Biology is the study of ______ (including plants and animals), what they needs to survive, how they change, and how they interact with one another.
life
Define hyperbole
An over (excessive) exaggeration
Which of the following lines from contains onomatopoeia?
Her heels clacked on the floor
What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text?
What the text is MOSTLY about.
What is the meaning of echo as used in the sentence below?
Have you ever heard an echo? It is rather spooky the first time you hear an echo.
Scary
I have to fill the aquarium with ______, so they fish survive! Aqua means.
Water
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
The lines of “Dreams” are short, have alliteration and the poem uses a specific rhyming pattern. What effect does this have on the poem?
The poems reads quickly, which helps show how easily dreams can get away from you if you don’t hold onto them
Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked.
This author belives that:
Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
The baby rabbits were in a heap or pile.
What is the meaning of heap?
A pile