Figurative Language
Comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile?
This is the author's message that they attempt to get across in the text
What is theme?
These are reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea
What are supporting details?
This is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
What is an inference?
The people giving or likely to give attention to something are called this
What is an audience?
Comparing two things that are not literally the same
What is a metaphor?
Do not be ashamed of your culture and where you came from
What is "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan?
This quote illustrates that Amy Tan was embarrassed of her family when she brought her crush to Christmas Dinner
What is *any quote describing her feelings*
If the weather is cloudy and the grass is wet, we can infer that this just happened
What is rain?
Those who read Malala Yousafzai's "Address to the United Nations" might be interested in this topic
What is education?
This simile expresses students' frustration at having to enjoy literature by comparing it to traveling through Hades' realm, illustrating how much they dislike the activity
What is "Silent reading is like walking in the Underworld"?
Education is important and everyone should have access to it
What is "Speech to the United Nations" by Malala Yousafzai?
This line shows that the poem is about African Americans in "I, Too" by Langston Hughes
What is "I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes"?
If a character walks into a bank in non-descriptive clothes and acts nervous, we can infer that this is about to happen
What is a bank robbery?
Readers interested in stories focused on family and culture might read this short story
What is "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan?
This metaphor compares the high temperatures of room 221 to the extremely dry environment found in North Africa, emphasizing how it feels
What is "Mr. Wells' room is the Sahara Desert"?
Your childhood experiences shape your identity
What is "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon?
Walt Whitman imagines America as a place where people do honest, meaningful, and satisfying work —and celebrate that work in song
What is *any of the lines about specific jobs*
In "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury, the parents go into the room and do not come out, meaning this might have happened
What is they died?
If a story is written about a state champion team on the hardwood, the audience would most likely be those interested in this
What is basketball or sports?
When your friend acts as zesty as a Toronto rapper presenting a question to his friend from Atlanta
What is "You sound like you want 21 to do something for you."
You can find strength despite your place in society
What is "I, Too" by Langston Hughes
This stanza of "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou shows that no matter what someone says, looks like, or does to hurt you that your self-respect of your ancestry can bring you above it
What is "You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise."
When Mr. Wells stands quietly near the windows and is holding his book in his hand, it's time for this
What is silent reading?
Ticketmaster is in hot water after messing with those interested in good song writing, emotional ballads, and this 2nd most listened to artist on Spotify
Who is Taylor Swift?