Figurative Language
There are two types of figurative language that are used to compare. What are they?
What are similes and metaphors?
By the time the final bell of passing period rings, where should students be?
What is in their seats?
This is the name of the soda Ms. McAllen used to drink daily at the beginning of the school year.
What is Dr. Pepper?
This is how many paragraphs are in an essay.
What is five paragraphs?
This word means two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spellings.
What is a homophone?
Identify the form of figurative language being used in the sentence below:
The cat meowed.
What is onomatopoeia?
If a student needs to go to the restroom, what are they do to?
What is wait until the appropriate time to put up the restroom hand signal and wait for teacher approval?
This is the name of Ms. McAllen's favorite candy bar.
What is Twix?
This is where a thesis statement goes in an essay.
What is at the end of the introduction paragraph?
This is an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning.
What is an affix?
Identify the form of figurative language being used in the sentence below:
The arms of the cactus reached out to hug passersby.
What is personification?
This is the appropriate time to talk to Ms. McAllen about your missing assignments or grade concerns.
What is before/after class, what is at lunch, and what is before/after school?
This is the number of pets that Ms. McAllen has.
What is three?
(Milk, Soul, and Neil)
Langston Hughes wrote a poem where the speaker of the poem was a mother. This is the title of this poem.
What is "Mother to Son"?
This is the number of NASA employees that were on board the Space Shuttle Challenger when it blew up.
What is six NASA employees?
Identify the form of figurative language being used in the sentence below:
Polly's prancing pony performed perfectly.
What is alliteration?
This is the expectation when there is a substitute teacher in any classroom
What is show respect, follow R.I.S.E expectations, complete your work, and listen to all directions given by guest teacher?
This is the title of Ms. McAllen's favorite young adult novel.
What is Gone?
This is a type of nonfiction writing that aims to educate the reader about a specific topic.
What is an informational text?
This is the study of words and how they are formed.
What is morphology?
This is a phrase or expression that means something different than the literal meaning of the words
What is an idiom?
What is walking from one class to the next and using the restroom and water fountain, if needed?
This is the name of Ms. McAllen's favorite Los Angeles Dodgers player.
Name three pieces of literature that we have read this year in ELA class.
What is (multiple answers applicable)...
This is the study of human speech.
What is linguistics?