Name That Antonym
UP
What is down?
You are a busy beaver!
What is a metaphor?
The main point or message of an authors topic or idea.
What is central idea?
To state something written or spoken in different words to make it shorter or easier to understand.
What is paraphrasing?
GO
What is stop?
I am as strong as an ox!
What is a simile?
Two words that have opposite meanings.
What is an antonym?
To express the most important facts or ideas of something written or spoken
What is summarizing?
Big
What is small?
If I don't get an A on my test my mom will ground me forever!
What is hyperbole?
Two words that have a similar meaning.
What is a synonym?
Original: Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay, and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day.
New:A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay daily.
this is an example of...
What is paraphrasing?
Fast
What is slow?
If we go at the restaurant next to the movie theater we can eat and still make it to the movie on time. We can kill two birds with one stone.
(Name the figurative language)
What is an idiom?
Two words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings.
What is a homonym?
Something the author uses to explain why something happens and what happens as a result.
What is cause and effect?
Shallow
What is deep?
Peggy heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling her name.
What is personification?
A visualization made by an artist to explain information in a story or article.
What is an illustration?
Descriptive writing that the author uses to help the reader visualize what is being described.
What is Imagery?