Figurative Language
Story Types
Characters
"Vocab"
Mr. Castro 2
100

What is a simile, provide an example

Comparing two things using "Like" or "as"

"It was as hot as a desert"

100
Almost always features animal characters and a moral lesson. 

Fable

100

Ella Bountiful

The Bountiful Case

100

To have charisma

Rizz

100

What state am I from?

New York

200

What is a metaphor, provide an example

Comparing two things without using "like" or "as". Sometimes saying something is something else. 

"The hot car was a sauna."

200

Meant to entertain and usually spread through word of mouth. MAY have a lesson, but not always. 

Folklore/Fairytale. 

200

Dallas Winston

The Outsiders

200

To be completely out of your depth, or overwhelmed. 

Cooked

200

What university did I go to?

West Chester University

300

What is personification, provide an example. 

Giving human like traits or actions to inanimate objects, animals, or plants. 

"The trees waved and danced at us as the wind caressed their branches."

300

Attempts to explain things like how the world was formed, why natural events occur, and why people behave the way they do. 

Myths

300

Old Man Warner

The Lottery

300

Used to refer to older people, often playfully insulting someone slightly older than you. 

Unc

300

What kind of pet do I have

Cat

400

What is alliteration, provide an example. 

A series of words that have the same first sound. 

"Sally sells seashells down by the seashore."

400

What separates a religion from myth. 

Genuine belief, organized dogma or prayer habits. 

400

The Protagonist of your 7 minute reading book

Go Get It. 

400

To be pushed beyond reason, resulting in aggression or shutting down. 

Crash-Out

400

What book am I currently reading?

The Giver: Lois Lowry

500

What is an idiom, provide an example.

A phrase or group of words whose meaning is only understood in context. "Raining Cats and Dogs", "Under The Weather."

500
Provide an example of a folktale, a fable, and a myth. 

Fables: The Hair and The Tortoise, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. 

Folktale: The Gingerbread Man, Jack and The Beanstalk

Myth: Icarus and Daedalus, King Midas and The Golden Touch

500

Randy Adderson

The Outsiders

500

a man who is independent, strong-willed, and self-reliant, and who lives life on his own terms

Sigma

500

Where do I go right after school every day?

The Gym/Muay Thai