Figurative Language
This type of figurative language is a comparison using like or as. For example, describing snow is “as soft as a feather.
What is a simile?
This text structure explains why roads close after a snowstorm: Roads often close after a snowstorm because heavy snow and ice make driving dangerous. When snow piles up, cars can slip, crash, or get stuck, so it is not safe for people to travel. Plows and salt trucks also need time to clear the roads, and traffic can slow them down. As a result, roads are closed to keep people safe until conditions improve.
What is cause and effect?
I am worn on your hands to keep them warm in the snow.
What are gloves?
I am moving down a snowy hill on a sled.
What is sledding?
This word means “not able to melt” and uses the prefix un- with “freeze.”
What is unfrozen?
This phrase gives the wind human actions by saying it “whispered through the trees.”
What is personification?
This structure lists steps for building a snowman.
First, find a flat area with plenty of snow. Next, scoop up snow and roll it into a large ball for the bottom of the snowman. Then, make a medium snowball for the middle and a smaller one for the head, stacking them carefully. After that, add details like eyes, a nose, and arms using rocks and sticks. Finally, give your snowman a hat or scarf to finish it.
What is sequence?
I fall from the sky and melt when I land on warm ground.
What is snow?
I am throwing packed snow at a friend during a winter game.
What is having a snowball fight?
This word adds -er to describe a person who skis.
What is skier?
This exaggeration claims "It's so cold my toes are going to freeze off".
What is hyperbole?
Sledding and ice skating are both fun winter activities, but they are different in several ways. Both are done outside in cold weather and help people stay active. However, sledding involves sliding down a snowy hill while sitting on a sled, while ice skating is done on smooth ice using special skates. In contrast, sledding usually requires a hill, but ice skating can be done on a rink or frozen pond.
What is compare and contrast?
I am made of ice and hang from rooftops in winter.
What are icicles?
I am shaking because the temperature is very cold.
What is shivering?
This word adds -y to “snow” to describe weather conditions.
What is snowy?
This metaphor describes the icy lake as “a frozen mirror.”
What is a metaphor?
A blizzard looks like a wall of white snow blowing through the air, making it hard to see anything far away. Snowflakes whip around quickly, and the sky looks gray and cloudy. It feels extremely cold, with strong winds that sting your face and hands. The air is loud and rushing, and everything feels frozen and quiet at the same time.
What is description?
I am a frozen body of water where people may ice skate.
What is a pond (or lake) ?
I am gliding smoothly across frozen ice.
What is ice skating?
This word uses the prefix re- to mean “freeze again.”
What is refreeze?
This type of figurative language uses repeated sounds "The silver sleigh slid across the smooth snow".
What is alliteration?
During winter, icy sidewalks can become a serious problem because people may slip and fall. This happens when snow melts and then freezes again overnight. To solve this problem, people can spread salt or sand on the sidewalks to make them less slippery. Wearing boots with good traction also helps keep everyone safe when walking in winter weather.
What is problem/solution?
I am built from snow and often have a carrot nose.
What is a snowman?
What is snowboarding?
This word adds -less to “snow” to mean without snow.
What is iceless?