Adjective/ Verb/ Noun?
Ms. Gerrity
NOUN
What is the first thing I do when looking at a reading with questions?
Read the QUESTIONS
Compares 2 things USING like or as
simile
the big idea/ message about life/ moral of the story
theme
comparing 2 things NOT using like or as
metaphor
VERB
After reading the questions, what can I do with that information while reading?
Look for answers by underlining things that you remember from the questions.
using a word to describe a sound (boom, crash)
onomatopeia
when the narrator is a person in the story, says I and we
1st person POV
extreme exaggeration is used to emphasize a quality about someone or something
hyperbole
HOLLERING (at my sister)
VERB
What is the best way to stay focused during the test?
get a good night's sleep and eat breakfast!
repetition of sounds at the beginning of words (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.)
alliteration
the AUTHOR's attitude towards a subject or character
tone
the use of words or phrases to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind
imagery/ descriptive language
MUSCULAR (man on the beach)
ADJECTIVE
read a book, draw a picture, take a nap
giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects
personification
when the narrator is NOT a character in the tory, and uses pronouns like he, she , his, and her
3rd person POV
a commonly used phrase that has meaning known through common use (EX: bite the bullet; kill 2 birds with 1 stone)
Idiom
Blockson Middle School
NOUN
Who in the classroom is allowed to have electronics?
NO ONE-- NOT even Ms. G!!
expressing abstract ideas using a symbol or picture
symbolism
the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the READER
mood
a play on words, like "An alligator in a vest is called an inVESTigator"
PUN