Figurative Language
Give examples of figurative language.
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Idiom, Alliteration, Hyperole, Onomatopoeia
What does Cause mean?
Cause is WHY something happened
What is a fact?
Fact is information that is true and can be proven.
R stands for____________.
Restate the question
Does compare refer to things that are similar or different?
Similar
Following-Procecding, Troublesome-Difficult are examples of a synonym, antonym or homophone?
Synonym
What does effect mean?
Effect is WHAT happened.
What is an opinion?
Opinion is how people think, believe or feel.
A stands for ____________.
Answer the question
Does comtrast refer to things that are similar or different?
Different
"It's raining cats and dogs!" is an example of what?
An Idiom
Give a word that signals cause and effect?
because of, as a result, due to, therefore, results, so
What signal words tell us something is an opinion?
I think, we believe, everyone should, we are sure, and exaggeration words: most, so.
C stands for ___________.
Cite text evidence
Signal words for a contrast?
Difference, unlike, instead
"As sharp as a tack" is called a ____________.
Simile
What do we call a series of causes and effects linked together?
A chain reaction.
True or False:
Numbers in a text signal fact.
TRUE
E stands for _______________.
Explain your evidence
Signal words for a comparison?
Like, similar, same as
What style of writing most commonly uses figurative language?
Poetry
True or False:
A cause can also turn into an effect?
True thus a chain reaction
Fact or Opinion: Reading Club is fun!
Opinion
S stands for _____________.
Sum things up
What are you doing to a text when you compare and contrast the information in it?
You are finding similarities and differences.