Figurative Language
The wind whispered secrets through the trees,
Dancing softly in the evening breeze.
The moon wore a silver crown so bright,
Watching over the world at night.
What is the figurative language used in this poem, and what does it mean?
Personification—The wind is given the human trait of whispering, which creates an image of gentle movement and sound
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Carl and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4- nouns
Carl
Shayna
Store
Chipotle
What is foreshadowing?
When the author hints at events yet to come in the story.
A root word is...
What is a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes?
An author's purpose is
the reason why an author has written a story (P.I.E.)
What is onomonopeia? Give an example
Words that mimic sound. The bee buzzed around my head.
Where is the conjunction in this sentence?
Billy like to play in the park, but he is not always able to go.
but
“In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone to bed, you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn fragments, frozen custard dribblings, candied apples abandoned by tired children.
What literary device is being used?
What is imagery. (Sight)
What is a suffix?
An affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase
Which point of view allows the narrator to describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
What is Third-person omniscient
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
"I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!"
hyperbole - This is an exaggeration because the speaker hasn’t literally said it a million times, but it emphasizes how often the request has been made.
Give an example of an action verb
What is run, skip, walk, jump, etc?
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
What is Symbolism
If the prefix -un goes in the word unavailable-what does that mean?
What is, not able to do something
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Which 2 sentences are examples of metaphors.
The sun was a bright ball of fire.
The bunny was as soft as velvet.
The shoes were a smelly skunk.
That test was as easy as pie.
1. The sun was a bright ball of fire.
3. The shoes were a smelly skunk.
What is an interjection?
What is a a word that shows emotion in the beginning of a sentence?
“It’s raining cats and dogs”
This is an example of what?
What is an Idiom
What is a prefix?
An affix is attached to the beginning of a word, base, or phrase
An author's perspective is
how the author feels about the topic that he writing about
She is busy as a bee.
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
The verb in the following sentence is?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
What is slithered?
A Tale (story) of Ants working together shows the power of teamwork.
Allegory-A story where characters and events represents larger ideas.
The Greek root aqua means
What is water?
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher.
The idiom "bending over backwards" means?
What is really trying hard to please.