Figurative Language
What is a Simile?
A Simile is a comparison that uses "like" or "as".
What is Main Idea?
The most important idea of something.
What is author's purpose?
Author's purpose is the author's reason for writing something.
What is Compare & Contrast?
Compare & Contrast is how two or more things or alike or unalike.
What is Cause & Effect?
Cause & Effect is why something happened and the impact it made.
What is Personification?
Personification is giving a non-human thing the abilities of a human.
What do you need to find the main idea of something?
You need to search for clues, details, and evidence.
What are the 3 purposes of an author's purpose?
To persuade, inform, and entertain.
What is an example of compare?
Compare: Chuu and Yves are exactly alike!
What is an example of cause and effect?
Because I put mentos in a bottle of soda, the soda exploded.
What is Onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is sounds written out in sentences.
How can you find the main idea?
Look at the first and last sentence, repeated words/sentences, and look at the titles and headings.
What are examples of author's purpose?
Commercials, advertisements, opinions, stories, biographies, tv shows, and even school subjects.
What is an example of contrast?
An orange is called orange but an apple is not called red.
What is Cause & Effect usually confused with?
Compare & Contrast.
What is Alliteration?
Alliteration is when a sentence uses the same letters. For example, "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickle Peppers" is an example of alliteration.
What is the difference between main idea and themes?
Main idea is the big idea of a topic while theme is the life lesson of a story.
How do you know when an author is trying to persuade you?
In ads/advertisements, commercials, opinions, and reviews.
What words do we use for comparing?
"Same", "Similar", "alike", "like", "both", "too".
What is cause?
Why something happened.
What is the difference between a hyperbole and a metaphor?
A metaphor is comparing two things that are unalike While a hyperbole is an exaggeration that also uses comparison sometimes.
What is the main idea of a main idea?
To find the important idea.
How do you know if an author is trying to inform or entertain you?
When an author is trying to inform you, they would give you facts and information of a topic. If an author is trying to entertain you, they will say funny jokes or make adventurous stories.
What words do we use for contrasting?
"different", "unlike", "unalike", "on the other hand", "but".
What is effect?
The impact something created.