Reading 6th Grade
Writing 6th Grade
Figurative Language Mixed Review
Figurative Language Definitions
Figurative Language
100

The location and time of a story

Setting

100

This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.

Introduction

100

What is a hyperbole?

To use strong exaggeration

100

What is an alliteration

The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words

100

I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn. 

Hyperbole 

200

A word opposite in meaning to another

Antonym

200

This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.

Summary

200

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language? 

What is personification?

200

What is an idiom?

Phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words

200

The tree branches danced in the wind. 

Personification 

300

The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.

Climax

300

This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.

Conclusion

300

What is an Onomatopoeia? 

Words that imitate sounds

300

What is a simile?

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

300

The drums were like a thunderstorm.

Simile 

400

This is the main message the author wants to convey in his/her story. This is the moral is the lesson that the writer wants you to learn from the story.

Theme

400

When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me"

First person

400

"Her smile was as bright as the sun" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Simile
400

What is a metaphor?

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

400

It's raining cats and dogs. 

Idiom 

500

the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

Plot


500

 This introductory statement tells the reader what your essay is primarily about.

Thesis Statement

500

What is the purpose of using figurative language in your writing?

It helps make writing more interesting and engaging

500

What is a personification?

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

500

The snow is a white blanket. 

Metaphor