Figurative Language
This device compares two things using "like" or "as." (Ex: "He is as brave as a lion.")
What is a simile?
This is the main problem that a character faces in a story.
What is the conflict?
This part of speech takes the place of a noun, like "he," "she," or "it."
What is a pronoun?
These are words that have the same or very similar meanings
What are synonyms?
This happens when you give human qualities to an object or animal. (Ex: "The wind whispered.")
What is personification?
This is the high point or most exciting part of a story.
What is the climax?
These are words that describe or give more detail about a noun
What are adjectives?
These are words that have opposite meanings
What are antonyms?
This is an extreme exaggeration used for effect. (Ex: "I’ve told you a million times!")
What is a hyperbole?
This part of the story happens at the very end when problems are solved.
What is the resolution?
This punctuation mark is used to show that someone is speaking.
What are quotation marks?
This is the word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
What is a prefix?
This device repeats the same starting sound in a group of words. (Ex: "Six silly snakes.")
What is alliteration?
This text structure explains how two things are the same and how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
Choose the correct word: "The students (was / were) happy that the test was over."
What is were?
Use context clues to find the meaning of "hibernating": "The bear was hibernating, so it slept all winter."
What is sleeping?
This is a phrase that means something different from its literal words. (Ex: "It's a piece of cake.")
What is an idiom?
In an informational text, this is the main idea or the point the author is trying to prove.
What is the thesis (or controlling idea)?
These are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. (Ex: "their" and "there.")
What are homophones?
This is the "dictionary definition" of a word, not its emotional meaning
What is denotation?