Figurative Language
Which figurative language compares something using like or as?
Simile
True or False: Argumentative essays appeal to the emotions of the reader.
False
When writing dialogue in a story what punctuation mark should you use?
What genre includes stories that could possibly happen?
Realistic Fiction
What does RACES stand for?
Restate the question, answer the question, cite evidence/source, explain, sum it up
Which figurative language gives human qualities to non-human items?
Personification
Which type of essay includes facts AND opinions?
Persuasive essay
Make this word into the comparative adjective form:
Smart
Which genre includes suspenseful stories that solve crimes?
Mystery
Which element of drama tells the actor what to do and where to go?
A. Act
B. Scene
C. Stage Directions
D. Dialogue
C. Stage Directions
Which figurative language is an exaggeration?
Hyperbole
Which poem is five lines along that follows the AABBA pattern?
Limerick
In a conjunction, we use FANBOYS. What does fanboys stand for?
What genre includes magic or talking animals?
Fantasy
Using your context clues skills, what do you think the word elated means in this sentence?
The team was elated because they just found out they placed in the semifinals
Happy, excited
Which figurative language is the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in sentence?
Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
What type of essay is about a central idea based on a singular, significant event and why it's important or meaningful to the writer.
Personal Narrative
Which punctuations is used to introduce lists, explanations, and separate items.
A. Comma
B. Colon
C. Apostrophe
D. Hypen
Colon
What genre is a made up story about the past?
Historical Fiction
What are the 5 author's purposes?
Persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe
Which figurative language is a sound written out as a word?
Onomatopoeia
Heading, greeting, body, closing, signature
Correctly Rewrite the following sentence:
mrs ramos groaned and thought to herself "i wish these kids would walk in a straight line.
Mrs. Ramos groaned and thought to herself, "I wish these kids would walk in a straight line."
What type of genre is it when an author writes about their own life?
Autobiography
Which traditional literature includes short stories about animals who learn a lesson?
Fables