Point of View
Connotation and Denotation
Figurative Language
100

Identify the type of point of view in the passage.

You walk up to the haunted house, feeling the cool October breeze send shivers down your spine. As you open the door, a ghostly figure darts across your path, making your heart pound in your chest.

Second person

100

_________ refers to the emotion meaning of a word. 

Connotation

100

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence?

I'm as fast as the speed of light.

Simile

200

Identify the type of third person point of view in the passage below. Is it third person omniscient, third person limited, third person objective? 

The children gathered in front of the haunted house, each of them feeling a mix of excitement and fear. Inside, the ghost of old Mr. Thompson watched them, amused by their bravery. He remembered the days when he was alive, scaring trick-or-treaters for fun.


Third person omniscient

200

What is the negative connotation of smart?

Nerd or know it all

200

What is the type of figurative language being used in the sentence below?

I'm so hungry I can eat the world

Hyperbole

300

Identify the type of third person point of view in the passage below? Is it third person omniscient, third person limited, or third person objective?

Inside the haunted house, the ghosts observed the visitors. Tom, always the skeptic, felt a chill but brushed it off. Mary, a true believer in the supernatural, whispered to her friend about seeing a shadow move. Meanwhile, the ghost of a young girl, Emily, tried to communicate, her translucent fingers passing through the Ouija board that no one dared to touch.

Third person omniscient

300

Which word has a positive connotation? thrifty or stingy

Thrifty

300

What is the type of figurative language being used in the sentence below?

The sea leashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle.

Personification