Figurative Language
Bill fought like a lion.
What is this an example of?
Simile
What is the setting in the story?
The delightful aroma of food cooking made my mouth water.
What does aroma mean?
A) Smell
B) Color
C) Wealth
A) Smell
Hold your horses is an idiom meaning
A) Hold onto something
B) Be Patient
B) Be Patient
Give an example of a simile
Comparison using like or as
She danced like a butterfly
Her eyes were diamonds.
What is this an example of?
Metaphor
Name one character in the story.
Lion, mouse or hunter
The frigid water made my teeth chatter.
What does frigid mean?
A) Warm
B) Clean
C) Cold
C) Cold
I am so hungry I could eat a horse is an idiom meaning
A) I love to eat horse meat
B) I am very very hungry
B) I am very very hungry
What is the setting of your favorite movie
Place or time period the movie is set in
Example: Star Wars
The setting is a galaxy far far away
Bittersweet is an example of?
Oxymoron
What is the problem in the story?
The lion is trapped.
Instead of a grimace Levon had a big smile on his face.
A) Grin
B) Frown
C) Mask
B) Frown
What does the idiom "sweet as pie" mean
Someone is very nice
Use the word "splat" in a sentence
"Splat" is an onomatopoeia
My pizza splat as it fell on the floor.
Crackle is an example of?
Onomatopoeia
What happens at the end of the story?
The mouse freed the lion.
The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the cliff.
What does precariously mean?
A) Dangerously
B) Hopefully
C) Gracefully
A) Dangerously
What does the idiom "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?
It is raining really hard
What color are my eyes
Green
The flower smiled up at me.
This is an example of?
Personification
What is a theme from the story?
The late students always had a plethora of excuses.
What does plethora mean?
A) Shortage
B) None
C) Excessive number (more than enough)
C) Excessive number (more than enough)
Tell me your favorite idiom, in your first language and what it means.
Idiom is a saying like "Hold your horses" or "raining cats and dogs"