Figurative Language
Life is like a box of chocolate
simile
The number of irony types
3
Transition words ______ ideas.
link/join
ambul
walk
Give an example of an indefinite pronoun
answers vary
You are my sunshine
metaphor
also known as a plot twist
situational irony
True or false: You should use a transition word or phrase in each sentence of your essay.
false
crit
separate
Each student should have ______ own materials.
his/her
it's raining cats and dogs
idiom
the audience knows about a surprise party for a character in the story
dramatic irony
Clarice had a busy morning ahead. She needed to find a clean shirt to wear before she left for school; _________, she had thirty calculus problems to solve for her first morning class.
then
ab
away
The students in the hallway dropped _____ books at the same time.
I've told you a million times to stop.
hyperbole
You tripped coming up the stairs, spilled your breakfast, and ripped your bookbag. When you greet Mrs. Sowers, you say you're having a great morning.
verbal irony
At 10 a.m., Paul was supposed to be taking his biology midterm. _______, at 9:40, he was flirting with the pretty waitress at the coffee house.
however/instead
ad
toward
Anyone can make ______ dreams come true.
his/her
The gingerbread man appears in the movie Shrek
allusion
Give an example of dramatic irony from a book, tv show, or movie
answers vary
Recreational use of Big League Chew appears to be fun way to pass the time; ____________, the ingestion of a large amount turns people into face-eating zombies.
although/however
explain each word part in the word "contradiction"
contra-against
dict-say
tion- state of being
Everybody ran to _____ house when it began to rain. Then, the parents gave ______ chores to complete
his/her
them