Figurative Language
He eats like a pig.
What is Simile?
What kind of irony is when you say something you don't mean?
What is Verbal Irony?
Define theme.
What is the lesson or moral of the story?
What are the 4 kinds of point of view?
What is first, second, third limited, and third omniscient?
Define setting.
What are the time and place a story takes place?
Connie causes a conflict in class.
What is Alliteration?
What kind of irony is when the audience knows more than the characters?
What is Dramatic Irony?
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
A. A small apartment in Marfa, Texas
B. Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.
C. Sal knew telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it was better than lying.
D. A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother.
What is B?
Explain 2 ways a narrator can be unreliable?
What are being young, mental health, and personality flaws?
Yahaira went to the store to buy Mr. Edick and Mr. Weaver some orange juice. When she found out there wasn't any juice left, she was extremely sad because it was nighttime and everywhere else was closed. What is the setting?
What are the store and nighttime?
The big, juicy burger with its melted cheese and red tomatoes made my mouth water and my stomach grumble.
What is Imagery?
What kind of irony is this? A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into the pool.
What is Situational Irony?
Which of the following is a theme for: My best friend was having a party Friday night, but I also had a baseball game. This was going to be a tough decision. If I do not go to the game, I will let my team down.
A. Your friends are the most important thing in life.
B. Being good at sports is the best way to get friends.
C. It's important to be loyal.
D. It's important to never give up.
What is C?
Eva and Kathy went to the circus. They saw many circus animals. They saw funny clowns. They saw people do all sorts of tricks. Eva and Kathy liked everything they saw at the circus. Which of the following is their perspective?
A. Third person.
B. The girls visited the zoo.
C. The girls did not get to go to the circus.
D. The girls liked the circus.
What is D?
What are at least 3 specific aspects of the setting?
What are weather, time period, time of day, location, historical context, and social expectations?
Lightning danced across the sky.
What is Personification?
What kind of irony is this?
Your date for the school dance shows up in ripped jeans and a stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, "Oh! I see you dressed up for the occasion!"
What is Verbal Irony?
Which would provide the BEST support for this topic sentence? One of the most beautiful birds in the world is the peacock.
A. The females of the species are known as peahens.
B. Peacocks have a distinctive call.
C. The peacock's feathers are a vision of vibrant colors.
D. Peacocks are often found in zoos.
What is C?
I love to watch birds! It always amazes me how they build nests. I like to leave scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find. They weave them into a nest. Being a parent is hard, and birds can use all the help they can get! Which of the following is their perspective?
A. Humans should help birds build their nest.
B. Humans should never interfere with wild animals.
C. First person.
D. Birds use lots of things to build their nest.
What is A?
Toilet man was playing at the playground with his best friend, Fred. Fred lost toilet man and didn't know where he went. Low and behold, Toilet Man was stuck in the bathroom! What is the resolution?
What is Toilet man was stuck in the bathroom?
What does this figurative language reveal?
The mall was a circus.
What kind of irony is this?
An anti-technology group sets up a website to recruit new club members.
What is Situational Irony?
Which detail supports the argument that buying recycled materials will help the environment?
A. Recycled materials are materials that have been reused, and now I want to make this option longer.
B. You can make a big difference if you try.
C. You should avoid materials with harmful chemicals.
D. Recycled materials reduce the amount of waste that does to the landfill.
What is D?
One lemon tree can grow as many as 3,000 lemons in one year. The lemon is related to the orange, but harder to grow. The lemon is used in more ways than other fruits- for lemonade, food, cleaning, etc. Which of the following is their perspective?
A. Lemons grow in warm climates in California.
B. The lemon has many uses.
C. Oranges and lemons can grow in the same place.
D. Third person.
What is B?
Jack went to the ice cream stand with his uncle. He was so excited, but he dropped his ice cream on the ground! His uncle was nice and bought him a new one. What is the rising action?
What is Jack went to the ice cream stand with his uncle?