Figurative Lang
ESR Format
Pop Culture
Theme
History
100

A comparison between two things that does not use the terms like or as.

Metaphor

100

What are the three parts of an ESR format?

Introduce, Support, Conclude

100

What year did "The Simpsons" premiere on Fox? 

1989

100

What is a lesson, meaning, moral, or message in a story?

Theme

100

What year was Ronald Reagan elected President of the United States?

1980

200

An expression that has a different meaning than the literal definitions of the words being used. For example, “it’s raining cats and dogs”

Idiom

200

Your support section should contain two pieces of what, and what should you do with them as well? 

Evidence, and explain. 

200

This television network is famous for changing the way music was watched on television. 

MTV

200

What is the meaning of explicit?

Clearly Stated

200

This building became the world's tallest when construction finished in 1931.

The Empire State Building

300

A word that is formed based on what it sounds like, for example BUZZ is a sound you hear and a word.

Onomatopoeia  

300

How many sentences should your introduce section contain? 

One to two. 

300

Most followed person on Tik Tok.

Charli D'Amelio

300

What are themes mostly about?

The Big Picture

300

America's first National Park.

Yellowstone National Park.

400

Repetition of the same sounds at the start of two or more adjacent words or syllables.

Alliteration 

400

How many sentences should your conclude section contain? 

One to two. 

400

What year was Instagram started? 

2010

400

Why is "Yellow Starbursts tase bad." not a theme? 

Checking Chat

400

First country to grant women the right to vote. 

New Zealand

500

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Hyperbole

500

How do you introduce in your ESR format? 

Introduce topic by restating the question. 

500

Famous singer from Destiny's Child. 

Beyonce

500

Give an example of a theme.

Checking Chat

500

French queen famous for the quote "Let them eat cake". 

Marie Antoinette