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Figurative Language
Connotation vs denotation
Text Structures
Figurative Language 2
100
The __________ of the students getting a 0 on their assignment was they were caught cheating.
What is Cause
100
You are what you eat.
What is metaphor
100
The emotions or feelings a word brings about.
What is connotation
100
American soldiers during the Revolutionary War suffered horrible conditions to win independence. You can experience some of these conditions by eating the same food that soldiers ate at Valley Forge: fire cake. Fire cake is a horrible tasting blob of burnt gluten. To make some first mix flour with water until you get thick, damp dough. Then, form it into a cake and in your palms. Put this doughy lump on a greased cookie sheet and bake it until it is brown. This will be very similar to the awful fire cakes that American soldiers ate at Valley Forge. Enjoy!
What is sequence
100
The stove made a loud sizzling noise!
What is onomatopoeia
200
The bright yellow bedrooms were a ________ to the darkly painted living rooms.
What is contrast
200
I am so hungry I can eat a horse!
What is hyperbole
200
The definition of a word.
What is denotation
200
Hurricanes and tornadoes are both amazing yet deadly natural phenomena. Both generate deadly conditions, but in different ways. Tornadoes are likely to damage people and property with their high winds, which go up to 300 miles per hour, but hurricanes are generally more feared for their flooding. Also, hurricanes can produce tornadoes, which makes them quite dangerous indeed.
What is compare and contrast
200
He is as happy as a clam.
What is simile
300
The ___________ of the house was built to be both luxurious and strong enough to with stand a heavy storm.
What is Structure
300
The leaves were dancing in the wind.
What is personification
300
The ________ of the word dove brings about positive feelings of hope and peace.
What is connotation
300
Located in Los Angeles, California, Universal Studios Hollywood is an exciting destination or any movie fan. The biggest attraction of the park is the back lot tour where people ride a tram through famous movie sets as well as be victims of an earthquake, flash flood and almost eaten by a famous great white shark. The park is also home to numerous shows and ride: one of the most famous being Jurassic Park the Ride!
What is descriptive
300
She is stronger than Hercules!
What is allusion
400
The ________ of the storm was hundreds of homes were ruined and there were tons of power outages.
What is effect
400
She was certain life was a fashion show.
What is metaphor
400
The _______ of chatty is someone who talks a lot and does not know when to be quiet.
What is denotation
400
No one knows exactly what causes tornados, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form. The reason for this is that the warm air is lighter than the cold air, so it rises up fast and meets different winds moving different directions. Under the right conditions, this can cause a tornado. Though there is still much mystery surrounding tornadoes, many people believe that when warm moist air meets cool dry air, tornadoes can result.
What is cause and effect
400
I have a million things to do!
What is hyperbole
500
I __________ the two brands of dish soap to see which would be a better product for my dirty dishes.
What is compared
500
He was as agile as a monkey.
What is simile
500
The ______ or procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something.
What is denotation.
500
Making a frozen pizza is more complicated than it seems. Some of the challenges in creating a good frozen pizza include the sauce combining with the dough and the crust becoming stiff after it is frozen and reheated. To prevent the sauce from combining with the crust, you can use a layer of modified cornstarch as a moisture barrier between the sauce and the crust. This will prevent the crust from absorbing the sauce.
What is problem and solution
500
The oceans was a raging bull!
What is a metaphor