Figurative Language
Sound words
Onomatopoeia
E.g: Boom! The chair made a CLANK!
"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast "- Oscar Wilde
What figurative language is this?
Metaphor.
Comparison without using the words "like" or "as" but says something is/are
What would the author's purpose be with "a medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body"?
To Inform.
Author's purpose: What the author is trying to do to you.
PIE: To Inform, To Persuade, To Entertain.
What adjective compares two people, places, or things. Usually ending in -er.
Comparative adjective.
E.g: Suki is faster than Sweetie.
Underline the title and number the paragraphs.
A comparison using the words "like" or "as" is called a what?
Simile
E.g: He is as strong as an ox.
The ball, after being hit hard, sailed over the boundary line and landed in the third tier of the stadium.
What figurative language is this?
Personification.
Giving human-like qualities to non-human entities or things.
What text structure discusses similarities and differences between subjects? What is alike and what is different?
Compare and Contrast.
Uses words like both, although, while, share, different, in contrast, unlike
What adjective compares more than two things, places or people? Mostly ending in -est.
Superlative adjective.
E.g: A snail is the slowest of them all. She is the tallest of them all.
A paragraph consists of ______to ______ sentences.
3 to 5 Sentences.
Attributing human-like qualities to non-human entities, or objects is called what?
Personification
E.g: The leaves danced in the wind.
Your decrepit furniture seems to be from the Jurassic era.
What figurative language is this?
Hyperbole.
An over-exaggeration.
What text structure provides details of events in the order they happened?
Sequence
Uses words like first, then, next, finally, instructions, after, steps, second, third, before
"Ben ran across the street".
What is the preposition and what is the prepositional phrase?
"Across" is the preposition.
"Across the street" is the prepositional phrase.
Prepositional phrase: A preposition and its object.
What are the 5 plot elements of drama?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution.
The repetition of an initial consonant sound is called what?
Alliteration
E.g: Isis sings sweet songs on Sundays.
"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die"- Buddha
What figurative language is this?
Simile.
Comparison using the words "like" or "as".
What would the author's purpose be with "an essay encouraging people to adopt a pet listing the many benefits associated with owning a pet"?
To Persuade.
Author's purpose: What the author is trying to do to you.
PIE: To Inform, To Persuade, To Entertain.
Use the adjective "kind" in a comparative and superlative way.
Lisa is nicer than Sam (comparative).
Lisa is the nicest of them all (superlative).
What are the coordinating conjunctions used to connect two independent clauses and must be preceded by a comma?
FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
E.g: I know you must be tired, so I will let you rest.
A saying that has a figurative meaning that is different from it's literal (actual) meaning is called what?
That's an Idiom
E.g: Let's play it by ear. Raining cats and dogs.
A play on words or two words that sounds similar for comedic effect is called a what?
E.g: Do, a deer, a female deer.
Re, a drop of golden sun.
Me, a name I call myself.
A Pun.
What text structure provides information about an issue and ways to fix it?
&
What is an example of an author's purpose trying to entertain?
Problem and Solution.
Uses words like solve, fix, change, problem, answer, dilemma, solution
To Entertain examples: Fiction books, poetry, fairytales.
________take an object while __________ don't take an object.
She climbed up the wall vs She sat down.
Which is which?
Prepositions and Adverbs.
Preposition: POSITION, shows position and direction in relation TO an object.
Adverb: Modifier, does not show position and direction relating to an object.
A theme is the _________ or _______ of the story.
A paragraph is called a what in a poem?
Inference is ________ and ________.
What is the adverb here: "The woman joyously shouted aloud"?
A theme is the lesson or moral of the story.
A paragraph is called a stanza in a poem.
Inference is what you know and what the text gives you.
Joyously, adverb modifies a verb, adjective or other adverbs.