Definitions
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The stars danced in the night.
Personification?
Details that support a main idea are called?
Supporting details
The most important point the writer is trying to make.
Central Idea
What is the oldest Halloween candy?
Candy Corn
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
The bee buzzed around my head. BUZZZ!
Onomatopoeia
Non-fiction means....
True Story
Beginning, Middle, End
Plot
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A fruit
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
"The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"
Simile
This is what we call the main points of a story.
a summary
Name the theme...
There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each isle. She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile. I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do. Come to find out, I dropped some money, and she was trying to return it to me.
Don't judge a book by its cover
What was the name of the town in "The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Halloween Town
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
"Costs an arm and a leg."
Idiom?
Fact or Opinion: "I think green beans taste like boogers"
Opinion
a problem, an issue, a disagreement with others or ourselves
What song has the lyrics....
Send shivers down your spine.
Shrieking skulls will shock your soul.
Seal your doom tonight.
Spooky Scary Skeletons
What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."
Hyperbole
He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
Metaphor?
Today Nov. 1st
Ms. Scott's last day :(
What is resolution?
solving a problem
Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the U.S. after Christmas. How much do Americans spend on Halloween each year?
a) $200 million b) $1 billion
c) $10 billion
About 10.6 billion