Figurative Language
This form of figurative language uses like or as to compare two subjects
What is a simile?
When lines in a poem are arranged in groups they are called
paragraphs
stanzas
groups
What are stanzas?
To find how things are alike
contrast
compare
prove
What is compare?
the location and time a story takes place
events
setting
outside
What is setting?
to come to a conclusion based on available details:
infer
understand
context
What is infer?
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of in terms of another
What is a metaphor?
Ending the line of a poem with the same sound
alliteration
hyperbole
rhyme
What is rhyme?
To find how things are different
contrast
compare
demonstrate
What is contrast?
the series of events in a story
plot
sequence
main idea
What is plot?
What is another name for central idea?
moral
main idea
plot
What is the moral?
A group of words which when used together have a special meaning such as "it's raining cats and dogs"
What is an idiom?
Saying the same word or sets of words over in a poem, may be used to help establish a rhythm to the poem
rhyme
alliteration
repetition
What is repetition?
what the passage is mostly about
theme
central idea
main idea
What is main idea?
the struggle between characters in a story
problem
details
conflict
What is conflict?
the position from which a story is told
author's purpose
main idea
point of view
What is point of view?
Two words that have the same meaning
antonym
synonym
metaphor
What is a synonym?
The "beat" of a poem
rhyme
rhythm
stanza
What is rhythm?
Pieces of information, or facts, that tell you more about the main idea
characters
details
facts
What are supporting details?
the solving of a story's problem- pick 2
solution
resolution
plot
What is resolution and solution?
the order in which things happen
What is sequence?
"She has a heart of gold", is an example of
metaphor
simile
What is a metaphor?
Repetition of the beginning sound of a word
onomatopoeia
rhyme
alliteration
What is alliteration?
a statement that cannot be proven
opinion
fact
theme
What is an opinion?
_____________ is the message the author wants you to understand.
main idea
theme
conclusion
What is theme?
a. the reason something happens b. what happens as a result
problem/ solution
cause/effect
sequence/details
What is a. cause, b. effect