Figurative Language
All the world's a stage. Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
This the beginning paragraph of an essay that tells what the topic will be.
Introduction
I rode a bike. What is the verb in this sentence?
Rode
I love going to baseball games they are so much fun people love baseball a lot because it is fun to watch.
The incorrect sentence above is an example of this type of sentence.
What is a run-on sentence?
They kept yelling as the argument _____.
Escalated or diminished?
Escalated
My little sister eats like a pig. Simile or Metaphor?
Simile
What is a summary?
A short version of the story that includes just the important details.
That was very unhelpful. What does the prefix UN mean?
NOT
This is the action part of the sentence.
What is the predicate/ verb?
The teacher made him do a rewrite because it was illegible. Illegible means?
Not able to be read
The idiom "He has bigger fish to fry" means what?
There are more important things for him to do right now
What is a book called that is completely made up?
Fiction
That is understandable. What does suffix ABLE mean?
TO DO
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
He was still hungry because the food on his plate was _____.
Plentiful or scarce?
scarce
The idiom "You hit the nail on the head" means what?
You got it exactly right!
When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me" it is called...
first person
What is a synonym to synonym?
Same, similar...
A person place or thing.
What is a noun?
To understand the main idea of something. Starts with a g and can be used in the sentence "I understood the _____ of it"
gist
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Idiom or Proverb? What does it mean?
Proverb, the longer you're away from someone the more you miss them
This is the last paragraph of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
Conclusion
What is the antonym to antonym?
Synonym
The man's brother's sister's brother had a baby that was his child. Who's child is it?
The man's
To get rid of something. Starts with an a and can be used in the sentence "They tried to ____ slavery for a while before finally succeeding."
Abolish