TENSES
What tense are we looking for?
This tense is used to talk about things that happen every day, usually, never, sometimes, etc.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Life is a rollercoaster!
METAPHOR
What word are we looking for?
"a person who helps students learn and understand new things."
TEACHER
What tense are we looking for?
This tense is used to talk about things that are happening right at this moment.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE / PRESENT CONTINOUS
Is this personification or hyperbole?
The leaves danced around the courtyard.
PERSONIFICATION
What word are we looking for?
"a book or online tool that tells you what words mean."
DICTIONARY
What tense are we looking for?
This tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past. We know which date of time they happened.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
What stylistic device is this? Metaphor, Simile, Personification?
Her eyes shined like the sparkliest diamonds I have ever seen!
SIMILE
What word are we looking for?
"to tell how or why something happens"
EXPLAIN
What tense are we looking for?
This tense is used to talk about an action that was in progress at a time in the past.
PAST PROGRESSIVE / PAST CONTINUOUS
What stylistic device is this?
I've told you this like a million times! You just never listen!
HYPERBOLE
What word are we looking for?
"facts or details that help prove something is true"
EVIDENCE
What tense are we looking for?
This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
PAST PERFECT
What stylistic device is this?
It was a beautiful day and the sun smiled down on us.
PERSONIFICATION
What word are we looking for?
"to look at something closely to understand it better"
ANALYZE