Figurative Language
Watching the play was like watching grass grow.
This type of figurative language makes a comparison using the words LIKE or AS
What is a simile?
Words under photographs to let you know who or what you're looking at.
What are captions?
Capitalization of specific people, places, things, titles, dates, or brands.
What is proper noun?
You see people standing outside, they are shivering and stomping their feet.
The people are doing this because...
A) they are angry
B) they are cold
C) they are farmers
D) they are hot
What is B?
This is the most exciting part of any plot (story). This is also the turning point for the characters and plot.
Hint: This part of the plot occurs near the end of a story.
What is the climax?
Thank you for all of your help! You're a gem.
This figure of speech makes a direct comparison between two things without using the words LIKE or AS.
What is a metaphor?
A visual display representing information.
Hint: By visual display, I mean not is written form. You see this nonfiction element often times in math.
What are charts, graphs, or diagrams?
These are trustworthy sources.
Hint: Most of the time, the website address ends in .org, .gov, or .edu.
What is credible?
Mr. Nelson, the mailman, walked across a beautiful yard to bring the mail to the Bell's home. Suddenly, the sprinklers went on and Mr. Nelson was all wet. Very angry, Mr. Nelson went to the front of the house and pounded on the door. No one answered.
How did Mr. Nelson get so wet?
A) An automatic timer had been set to start the sprinklers.
B)He fell in a puddle.
C) The kids in the house put the sprinklers on.
D) It started to rain.
What is A?
Theme is the message, lesson, or moral of a story. There can be many themes within a story. There are two ways authors reveal the theme to readers.
What is explicit and implicit theme?
The sun greeted us first thing this morning.
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to animals or objects.
What is personification?
A part of the book or text that gives definitions to vocabulary.
What is glossary?
Correcting spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and format in a writing piece.
What is editing?
The waiting room was full. Two dogs lay patiently on the floor. A kitten cried in the cat carrier. A man came in the door carrying an injured dog. A white-coated man came out to meet him. Everyone knew they might have a long wait.
Where is this story happening?
A) A vet's office
B) A doctor's office
C) A grocery store
D) A farm
What is A?
This is the author's attitude about the subject or plot. In writing, this can't be detected by body language, voice, or facial expression, but through specific word choice.
Hint: This is different from the feelings or emotions of the reader.
What is tone?
I've been waiting all my life for this moment!
This type of figurative language is an intentional (and extreme) exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
Many times nonfiction texts divide information into categories. These categories make it easier for readers to find the information quickly.
What are subheadings?
In order to make writing clear, fluent and understandable to the reader, writers make changes to structure and word choice.
What is revising?
Something strange was going on. First, Aidan's aunt said, "Top o' the morning to you!" Then she served him green oatmeal with green milk. She was wearing a green top hat. Aidan wondered whether it was April Fool's Day, but his food tasted fine.
When did Aidan first realize that something strange was happening?
A) noon
B) afternoon
C)evening
D) morning
What is D?
The author's purpose is the main reason for writing a specific piece. These are the three main purposes of writing.
What is to entertain, inform, and persuade?
What is alliteration?
These are notes placed at the bottom of a page. They cite references or comment on a designated part of the text above it.
Hint: In nonfiction texts, they are usually represented with a little number next to the word.
What is footnote?
These are used to show a person's exact words (spoken, written, or in dialogue).
What are quotation marks?
Inferences are not predictions. They aren't just guesses out of nowhere. They are your own experiences (schema) plus ______________.
What is evidence?
The narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
Hint: In Bud, Not Buddy, Bud himself (the main character) told the story.
In The Ravine, the narrator IS NOT a character in the story, but an outsider.
What is point of view?