Figurative Language
This type of figurative language makes a comparison using the words LIKE or AS
What is a simile?
Choose the word with the more negative connotation.
A woman ran her fingers across the ____________________ fabric.
What is over priced?
Droughts occur when there is not enough water to meet people’s basic needs. Since water is such an essential part of life, droughts trigger a chain reaction of disasters. Without water, farmers have trouble producing crops and feeding livestock. A decrease in crop production and livestock occurs, and this leads to famine. Without moisture to hold down the soil, wind can easily pick up mounds of dirt and sand. An increase in dust storms occurs, and this leads to increased respiratory problems for humans. Wildfires are also common in times of drought. They destroy precious vegetation and animal habitats.
How is this passage organized?
A. description
B. compare and contrast
C. chronological order
WWhat is cause and effect?What ishat is light verse?
We must do something about the trash that floats in the Trinity River. It is too unsafe for the city and for the families who visit the river every year. The trash floats to the surface and makes the water unsafe so that nothing can survive in it. Even the animals that live on and near the river need to be saved from the filth. Bits and pieces of the trash invade their homes and cause great harm. No person and no living thing deserve the effects that the trash creates when it is thrown carelessly into the river. It is our duty to clean the water. It is our responsibility to keep what our community holds dear free from harm.
What best describes the tone throughout the passage?
What is eanest?
WWhat is a person who studies animal behavior?
This figure of speech makes a direct comparison between two things without using the words LIKE or AS.
What is a metaphor?
Which word has a positive connotation?
What is smiling?
Icicles are pretty sights during the wintertime because they hang like ornaments. They dangle up high in places, like house roof tops, buildings, and trees. Because of this, icicles are dangerous to be around. When the sun comes out and melts the ice, the icicles can fall down. This can severely injure anyone who is found below. In addition, if too much ice forms around an object, such as a tree branch, the ice can cause it to break. Therefore, it is best to be careful when walking under them.
Which text structure did the writer use to organize this passage?
etWhat is cause and effect?ry?
| Hush! Be mindful of where you are, Be careful where you tread, For you don't want to go too far, Too far ahead. Beware! Look all around, Look everywhere. Frightful things can be found, So please take care. |
What best describes the tone throughout the poem?
What is cautious?at is A?
Water is the single most important natural resource on Earth. And though 72% of our planet is covered in water, we cannot take it for granted. Instead, we must be careful to use water only when necessary. The less water that we waste, the more clean water we will have in the future.
There are a number of ways to save water. The best place to start is in the bathroom. Why? Because studies show that three-fourths of the water we use indoors is used in the bathroom. Therefore, it is in the bathroom where we should pay close attention to our habits.
For example, what do you do when washing your hands? Many people turn the water on and then lather up with soap while the faucet is running. No big deal, right? After all, washing your hands takes only ten seconds or so.
But then, imagine how many times in your life you will wash your hands. Now imagine how much water you will save by turning off the faucet while you lather up with soap. Talk about an easy way to save a huge quantity of water!
In general, saving water involves changing only a few wasteful habits. Most people find that these habits are actually pretty easy to change. Give it a try yourself and you’ll agree: saving our most important natural resource is easy!
What is the author's purpose in writing this article?
What is
Water is the single most important natural resource on Earth. And though 72% of our planet is covered in water, we cannot take it for granted. Instead, we must be careful to use water only when necessary. The less water that we waste, the more clean water we will have in the future.
There are a number of ways to save water. The best place to start is in the bathroom. Why? Because studies show that three-fourths of the water we use indoors is used in the bathroom. Therefore, it is in the bathroom where we should pay close attention to our habits.
For example, what do you do when washing your hands? Many people turn the water on and then lather up with soap while the faucet is running. No big deal, right? After all, washing your hands takes only ten seconds or so.
But then, imagine how many times in your life you will wash your hands. Now imagine how much water you will save by turning off the faucet while you lather up with soap. Talk about an easy way to save a huge quantity of water!
In general, saving water involves changing only a few wasteful habits. Most people find that these habits are actually pretty easy to change. Give it a try yourself and you’ll agree: saving our most important natural resource is easy!
What is the author's purpose in writing this article?to convince people to change their habits in order to save water?
What is the denotation of "denotation"?
What is the dictionary meaning of a word or hrase?
What is compare and contrast?
| There is no one That can be better Because you are brilliant. There is nothing That you cannot do Because you are unbeatable. There is no place That you cannot go Because you are always welcomed. There is no person That can hold you back Because you are unstoppable. |
In the poem, why does the author choose to use the words "brilliant," "unbeatable," and "unstoppable"?
What is to encourage a person?
Water is the single most important natural resource on Earth. And though 72% of our planet is covered in water, we cannot take it for granted. Instead, we must be careful to use water only when necessary. The less water that we waste, the more clean water we will have in the future.
There are a number of ways to save water. The best place to start is in the bathroom. Why? Because studies show that three-fourths of the water we use indoors is used in the bathroom. Therefore, it is in the bathroom where we should pay close attention to our habits.
For example, what do you do when washing your hands? Many people turn the water on and then lather up with soap while the faucet is running. No big deal, right? After all, washing your hands takes only ten seconds or so.
But then, imagine how many times in your life you will wash your hands. Now imagine how much water you will save by turning off the faucet while you lather up with soap. Talk about an easy way to save a huge quantity of water!
In general, saving water involves changing only a few wasteful habits. Most people find that these habits are actually pretty easy to change. Give it a try yourself and you’ll agree: saving our most important natural resource is easy!
What sentence from the passage best supports the author's claim that we cannot take water for granted?
What is water is the single most important natural resource on Earth?
This type of figurative language is an intentional (and extreme) exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The emotional or imaginative association connected to a word:
What is connotation?
WhaWhat is compare and contrast?t is pattern poetry?
There is no person like me in my middle school or on Earth. My mom will have to agree with me about that because she always says there’s no kid like me. She says this as she shakes her head whenever she witnesses my greatness, which happens almost every day.
I believe my mom because I am special. No one can match my intelligence—not even my teachers who do not seem to teach me anything at all. I am kind enough to sit and listen to them, yet they have the nerve to give me a D in each of my classes. The teachers are jealous of my brain. No one else has one like mine—I am unique. My classmates are jealous of me as well. I try to help them out when they are doing something wrong. However, they refuse to be helped when I tell them they are doing something so wrong. I would think anyone would like my assistance.
What best describes the tone throughout the passage?
WWhat is conceited?
What is they play video games better than some primates?
This is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
To smile in an offensively self-satisfied manner; to grin; to sneer.
What is smirked?
The story of my life so far is not a very long one. I was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1990. When I was five, I started kindergarten. In 1997 my twin sisters, Abby and Amanda, were born. Now I’m 12 years old, and I’m a student at Roosevelt Middle School in Meridian, Mississippi.
What organizational structure did the author of this paragraph use?
What is chronological order?
What is remarkable?
I had a very strict mother. When we stepped out of line, Mom showed us the consequences. Fighting was not allowed, wailing in a store for candy was not accepted, and we ate our peas. How did she do it? She set rules when we were still babies. She carried out those rules with love and steadiness. If one plan did not work with my sly brother, she would change her plan. We knew she was the boss, and we wanted it that way. She was bigger and smarter, so she was never controlled by her children. She was not afraid to say no. Sometimes when I see young mothers in the supermarket with out-of-control kids, I think of my mom and the respect she developed in us. What a difference. I am certain she is the best mom in the world.
The author writes with a bias toward his mother. Which statement best supports that bias?
What is I am certain she is the best mom in the world?