Fragment,Run-On, or Complete Sentence?
Ran down the street to catch the ice cream truck.
Fragment, missing a subject.
Jenny ran down the street to catch the ice cream truck.
Who is the speaker in the poem below?
"Fireflies dance at dusk,
tiny lanterns in the dark
lighting my way home."
The speaker is someone walking home in the dark
What is being compared in this simile below:
The chimpanzee swung from tree to tree like Spider-Man.
Which sentence uses the word "persuade" correctly?
B! She tried to persuade her friend to join the soccer team.
Persuade = to win someone over by asking or arguing
How do I figure out what a character's perspective is?
By paying attention to what they say, how they feel, and how they react in different situations.
The cat with the fluffy tail.
Fragment, missing predicate.
The cat with the fluffy tail jumped really high onto the counter.
This type of poem has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the next lines, and 5 syllables in the last line.
Haiku
What is being compared in this simile?
Jessica was as slow as a snail.
Jessica and a snail
Which sentence uses the word "revise" correctly?
a) He wanted to revise his notes because Ms. Nelson said she couldn't read his handwriting.
b) The cat revised its nap on the warm blanket.
c) The children revised their snacks before lunchtime.
d) The flowers revised in the garden as the sun rose.
A! He wanted to revise his notes because Ms. Nelson said she couldn't read his handwriting.
Revise = to go over carefully in order to correct or improve, to change in order to bring up to date
What does the simile, "My kitten is stuck to me like glue," mean?
It means the kitten follows you wherever you go.
I love to read books my favorite book is about space adventures.
Run on, missing period.
I love to read books. My favorite book is about space adventures.
There are no paragraphs in poetry. Instead they are called ____________.
Stanzas
What is being compared in this metaphor below?
The classroom was a zoo after all the kids ate their Halloween candy.
The classroom is being compared to a zoo.
What does the word "entertain" mean as it is used in this sentence?
This weekend, we are entertaining our family from out of town.
To have people over
A pessimist is someone who always...
Thinks the worst is going to happen
The rain started we had to go inside.
The rain started, so we had to go inside.
OR
The rain started. We had to go inside.
What type of poetry typically has end rhymes, and is read like a song?
Lyric poetry
What type of figurative language is "let the cat out of the bag"?
That's an Idiom!
Meaning: To reveal a secret or surprise accidentally.
What word belongs in the missing sentence?
In class today, we did a _____ test. This is a fake test.
Mock
Something that is forbidden means you...
You are not allowed to do it.
My eager mother.
Fragment. Missing predicate.
What is the purpose of figurative language in poetry?
It creates imagery.
What type of figurative language is this?
The test took me 500 years to complete.
Hyperbole!
Which sentence uses the word "quaint" correctly?
a) The quaint dog ran through the park in the morning.
b) They visited a quaint little shop in the countryside that sold antiques.
c) The quaint sun set behind the mountains, lighting up the sky.
d) He had a quaint lunch at the restaurant with his family.
b) They visited a quaint little shop in the countryside that sold antiques.
Quaint = odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way
One who loves their country and is loyal to it is called a...