Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is used in the lines below?
Green grass grew in the groove of the sidewalk.
Alliteration
Big brother made a deliberate mistake, helping his little sister win the game.
What is the meaning of the word deliberate in the sentence?
A) accidental
B) calculated
C) hasty
D) molded
B) calculated
The word decagon contains the root dec. What does the root dec mean?
ten
Which point of view is told from the narrator's perspective?
first person point of view
The specific name of a person, place, or thing is called a ________.
proper noun
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The purple daisies reached out as the sun rose in the east.
Personification
Frustrated by the automated system when trying to call her bank, Denise decided to pay the office manager a visit in the morning.
Based on knowledge of the meaning of auto–, what can the reader infer that automated means?
A) technical
B) mechanical
C) self-operating
D) routine
C) self-operating
The word chronological and chronic contain the root chron. What does the root chron mean?
time
Which point of view is told from an outside perspective, meaning that the narrator is not part of the story?
third person point of view
What genre of literature features imaginary characters and events?
Fiction
What type of figurative language is used below?
The car was suffering and in need of some maintenance.
Personification
Whenever my younger brother is in an agitative mood, there is not a person in the world who can draw a smile or positive response from the depths of his crankiness.
What does the word agitative mean as it is used in the passage above?
A) causing anger or resentment
B) inclined to become angry and resentful
C) to upset or disturb
D) to cause to move with force
B) inclined to become angry and resentful
The word evacuate contains the root vac. What does the root vac mean?
empty
Which point of view places the reader in the story?
second person point of view
What is a literary element that creates tension and drives a story forward by presenting a struggle between opposing forces.
conflict
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Time is money.
Metaphor
"Jenna has a lucrative business; people have been trying to invest with her for years."
What is the meaning of the word lucrative?
A) creative
B) exciting
C) profitable
D) demanding
C) profitable
The root bene means good. What does the word benevolent mean?
A) bold and daring
B) overly trusting or gullible
C) social and interactive
D) charitable or generous
D) charitable or generous
Which third person point of view is the narrator all knowing?
A) third person limited
B) third person omniscient
C) third person objective
third person omniscient
I am so glad that tomorrow is Friday.
What word in the sentence above is an adverb?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The horse’s hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones.
Onomatopoeia
The author used a dark, gloomy setting in an old, dilapidated house to create a foreboding atmosphere of the doom that was awaiting the main characters.
Based on the prefix fore–, what does the word foreboding mean?
A) to predict misfortune
B) to provide vivid details
C) to prevent understanding
D) to prohibit action
A) to predict misfortune
The root mal means bad or evil. What does the word malign mean?
A) to tell harmful falsehoods about someone
B) to prevent someone from committing a crime
C) to give someone his or her fair share
D) to regard someone with respect and dignity
A) to tell harmful falsehoods about someone
In which third person point of view does the narrator not know the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters?
A) third person limited
B) third person objective
C) third person omniscient
B) third person objective
A writer's opinion on a topic he or she is writing about, specifically in an argumentative essay, is called their ______.
claim