Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike thins using like or as.
What is a simile.
The play was so DRAMATIC that nobody smiled.
What is serious.
Describes a topic by listing characteristics,
features, attributes, and examples.
What is description.
What is a written note added to a text by way of comment or explanation.
What is an annotation.
Include line breaks, rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language.
What is poetic elements.
"She's a lost bird looking for a nest." is an example of.
What is a metaphor.
The use of the rotary dial telephone is almost OBSOLETE now that we have cell phones.
What is out of use.
Discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they are similar.
What is compare and contrast.
A title or brief explanation added to an article, cartoon, illustration, photograph or other graphic.
What is a caption.
What is the repetition of sounds at the ends of two or more lines.
What is rhyme.
"Slam!" is an example of what figurative language?
What is onomatopoeia.
Did you ENDORSE the mayor in the last election?
What is support.
Identify problems and pose solutions.
What is problem and solution.
The title of a section of text that introduces its topic.
What is a heading.
A regular pattern or beat created by stressed words or syllables
What is rhythm.
What figurative language is an extreme exaggeration?
What is a hyperbole?
She tried to PERSUADE her mother into letting her stay up all night.
What is to convince.
Present ideas or events in the order in which they happen.
What is chronological.
A visual representation of data.
What is a graph.
The paragraphs in a poem.
What is a stanza.
"The moon was resting in the midnight sky" is an example of?
What is personification.
The boy was so TIMID that he hardly ever talked to people.
What is shy.
Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena.
What is cause and effect.
What often identifies or refers to its topic?
What is a title.
Repeated beginning consonant sounds.
What is alliteration.