Figurative Language
The author's attitude toward a topic or subject.
Tone
An idea or feeling a word suggests is its
A. connotation
B. denotation
A. connotation
There wasn't space for any more passengers, the train was at capacity. Based on the context clues what does capacity mean? What part of the sentence was the context clue?
A. The train was heavy.
B. The train was full.
C. The train was about to take off.
B. The train was full.
The context clue was "there wasn't any more space."
This point of view uses the pronouns I, me, my, mine and we.
First Person
This is a rhetorical appeal to an audience shared values and ethics.
Ethos.
A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a horse!
What is the type, meaning, and tone of the figurative language above?
Tone: Desperation Type: Hyperbole.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.
A. grin
B. smirk
B. smirk
Ted painstakingly crossed the street. He was extremely careful.
What does painstakingly mean? What type of context clue was given?
A. Synonym Context Clue
B. Antonym Context Clue
C. Definition Context Clue
D. Example Context Clue
It means careful.
A. Synonym Context Clue or C. Definition Context Clue.
The speaker's attitude toward a specific topic is.
A. Narration
B. Perspective
C. Standpoint.
B. Perspective.
This family lost everything in the fire. They lost family photos, furniture and clothing. Please donate to help them!!
What persuasive appeal is used?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Logos
B. Pathos
The desert floor was kinder to my feet than the wetlands.
What is the type, meaning, and tone of the figurative language above?
The author used personified the desert floor. The desert floor was easier to walk on than the swamp. The tone is neutral or perhaps one of relief.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
A. amusing
B. hilarious
B. hilarious
Tara was the unanimous winner. I mean there wasn't one person who voted against her.
What does unanimous mean?
What type of context clue was given?
A. Synonym Context Clue
B. Antonym Context Clue
C. Definition Context Clue
D. Example Context Clue
Unanimous means having everyone agree.
B. Antonym Context Clue
I couldn't believe I, Jesse Wu, was sitting next to the famed actor Tom Holland. I had been a fan of his since Spiderman: Homecoming. When I saw the airport scene in Civil War-- that was it for me. I was completely enamored.
Jess was on her way to visit her father in Napa, California. She only got to see him during the summer and had been hoping to cajole him into visiting Hollywood. Now, she no longer felt the need to bug him about it. Her life was complete.
Describe the shift in point of view.
The point of view shifts from first person point of view (used in the first paragraph) to third person limited point of view (used in the second paragraph).
Our country has very high income taxes, which means small businesses can't compete. Therefore, our government should lower taxes.
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Logos
Logos
Malcom X spent the next day trying to anchor each syllable to his memory's harbor before it was drawn away.
What is the type meaning and tone of the figurative language above.
The author uses a metaphor to compare words to an anchor, an anchor holds things (usually a boat) in place. He also uses a metaphor to compare his mind to a harbor (a part of the water boats can throw in their anchors).
Malcom is trying to memorize all the words before he forgets them.
The tone is positive and perhaps persistent.
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
A. Positive
B. Negative
Negative
Baby Kai cried continuously throughout the night, he did not stop even once.
What does continuously mean? What type of context clue was given?
A. Synonym Context Clue
B. Antonym Context Clue
C. Definition Context Clue
D. Example Context Clue
Continuous: uninterrupted in sequence.
A. Synonym Context Clue
It was unbelievable. I had just won the Nobel Peace Prize. I had been dreaming of this since I was a little kid. Best of all, I had my wife Amy by my side and would be accepting the award in front of my family.
I never though this day would come. Sheldon and I would be accepting the Nobel Peace Prize after years of hard work, countless submissions, and seven twenty-five page papers.
What type of shift occurred across the two paragraphs?
A. The author shifted points of view. The first paragraph uses first person point of view. The second paragraph uses third person point of view.
B. The author shifted narrators and thus perspectives but not point of view. The first paragraph has Sheldon narrating, and the second paragraph is narrated by Amy.
c. The author did not shift points of view at all. Sheldon narrates both paragraphs using first person point of view.
B.
Studies have shown that students who read for 20 minutes every day score in the 98th percentile on standardized tests.
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Logos
Logos
Swift hath sped the hour of our youth.
What is the type, meaning and tone of the figurative language above?
Youth is very quick. You are young for only a short time.
The author used a hyperbole to describe how short youth is. The tone is one of sincerity and perhaps urgency.
A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...
A. bizarre
B. strange
C. unique
C. unique
Sheldon hates boisterous places including rock concerts, football games, and political rallies.
What does boisterous mean? What type of context clue was given?
A. Synonym Context Clue
B. Antonym Context Clue
C. Definition Context Clue
D. Example Context Clue
boisterous: rowdy usually marked by high spirits.
D. Example Context Clue.
Jana was tired. She hadn't slept all night and was frustrated at the lack of progress in solving the case. As she was closing her eyes about to fall asleep, in walked Jake. He did not ask about her progress; he just silently handed her the caramel macchiato.
What point of view is this? Be specific.
Third person limited.
"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers - so you know I can run your preschool."
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Logos
A. Ethos