Figurative Language
Both are types of comparisons made, but what is the main difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Metaphor is a direct comparison without using like or as.
Simile is a comparison that uses like or as.
A person, place, thing, or idea. Can be proper, common, concrete, or abstract.
Noun
The series of events in a story
Plot
Uninterested
Un-
A high school boy named Drew dreams of becoming a professional basketball player, but must learn how to be a team player in order to succeed on the court.
Game by Walter Dean Myers
Bang! Pow! Boom! are examples of...
Onomatopoeia
A word that shows action or a state of being.
Verbs
Where, when, and social condition/environment in which a story takes place
Setting
What is the suffix in the following word?
Beautiful
-ful
A young couple, Shay and Dante, are separated when Shay's family is forced out of their home in Brooklyn due to gentrification. In an attempt to hold onto their relationship and solidify their memories of each other, Dante agrees to allow Shay to mark his skin with her initial.
Eraser Tattoo by Jason Reynolds
Giving nonhuman characters or objects human characteristics
Personification
A word that describes a noun
Adjective
The problem in a story
Conflict
What is the meaning of the following prefix?
Pre
Before
A teenage girl named Nadira and her family are muslim immigrants living in NYC. They attempt to seek asylum in Canada after the 9/11 terrorist attacks cause them to face discrimination and fear of deportation. Nadira and her sister Aisha work to get their Abba out of jail after he is detained and suspected to be a terrorist.
Ask Me No Questions by Marina Buddos
An exaggeration is also known as a...
Hyperbole
A word that can take the place of a noun in a sentence.
Pronoun
The perspective from which a story is told.
Point of View
What is the meaning of the following prefix?
Anti-
Against
A biography of a baseball player from Puerto Rico who defies all the odds and becomes one of the first Black baseball players to break multiple records and become one of the most famous players in the league. Unfortunately, he died tragically in a plane crash.
Roberto Clemente
Sara sang sweetly at the stadium is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
A word that describes or modifies verbs, adjectives, or others of it's type.
Adverb
The author's message or lesson of a story
Theme
What is the meaning of the following suffix?
-less
without
A short story about a teenage girl from a Chinese-American family has anxiety over appropriate behavior at dinner with their neighbors. The family is worried about fitting in with American customs and culture.
The All-American Slurp