Figurative Language
We heard a loud POW down the hallway.
onomatopoeia
Did you know that for a mere 80 cents a day, you can feed a starving child?
No more than, only
Liam came in from recess sneezing and his eyes were watering. What can we infer?
allergies
Green Valley is an amazing school with over 600 students.
opinion
Used to look up a word meaning in the back of a book.
glossary
The brothers fought like cats and dogs.
simile
John did not spend a lot of time watching television, although he did enjoy viewing the occasional crime drama.
not often, not regular
Sallie's report card is hanging on the refrigerator for everyone to see. What can we infer?
good report card
Green Valley has over 600 students.
fact
What genre is a biography?
nonfiction
Mr. Carroll carries a lot of cash in his car.
alliteration
"These test scores are horrid! You students should be ashamed of yourselves," is what Mrs. Cook might have said if we hadn't done so well on the test.
not good, terrible
The audience got quiet as soon as the lights dimmed. All you could hear was the crunching of popcorn and the slurping of drinks. Where are they?
movies
The adorable puppy ran across the field chasing the ball.
opinion
roses are red
violets are blue
I smell something bad
I think it's Tyler's shoe
A B C B
Nicole's desk looks like a tornado and a hurricane went through it.
hyperbole
Now that the whales had escaped, they could swim freely and roam the ocean unrestrained.
freely
Abbie laid down her towel on the sand and forgot to put on her sunscreen. It was 92 degrees and sunny. She woke up and .... Infer what happened to Abbie.
she was sun burnt
Covid -19 cases are on the decline.
fact
The lesson or message a story is trying to teach you.
theme
The little girl was a wild bull in the glass shop.
metaphor
She does not communicate with me so I only have a vague idea as to how I can help.
not clear
The dark figure walked slowly down the street. He went back in forth in front of the house until the car pulled out of the driveway. He quietly walked up to look in the windows. What happened next?
robbery
People who get Covid-19 are much sicker than people who get the flu.
opinion
maps, graphs, headings, bold words
text features