What is figurative language? Give me 3 types of figurative language?
expressions that have meanings different from the literal meaning; simile, metaphor, personification
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He is like a monster when he plays sports.
Simile, Metaphor, Personification?
What two things are being compared (if any)?
What is the literal meaning?
Simile; he-monster; answers may vary
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Would you pay full price for a piece of furniture that had been gouged? Include the definition of gouge in your answer.
gouge- if someone gouges something, he or she makes a deep cut or dent in it
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What is the story mostly about? (Summary)
a family cat, Huitla, goes missing and is found by Leo Love in is avocado tree.
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What is the main idea? What is the main idea of Any Small Goodness?
The main idea is the BIG idea; a family cat goes missing and is found by Leo Love
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What is a simile? Give 3 examples of simile.
comparing two things using like or as; my brother eats like a hungry lion, he sounds like a car alarm, the cat is dark as night
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The moon was a silver ship sailing through the sea.
Simile, Metaphor, Personification?
What two things are being compared (if any)?
What is the literal meaning?
metaphor; moon-silver ship; answers may vary
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What might cause someone to feel desolate? Include the definition of desolate in your answer.
desolate- a person who feels desolate feels lonely and sad
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Is the story written by a narrator or someone in the story? Explain your answer.
the story is written by someone in the story because the writer uses "we" as if he is included in the happenings of the story.
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What is author's purpose? What are three reasons an author writes? What is the author's purpose for writing Any Small Goodness?
the reason an author writes; persuade, inform, entertain; entertain while teaching you a life lesson
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What is a metaphor? Give 3 examples of metaphor.
comparing two things by saying that one thing is another not using like or as; the internet is an information superhighway, Mr. Meow was such a mule, the cat's teeth are daggers
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The water opened its arms and invited them in.
Simile, Metaphor, Personification?
What two things are being compared (if any)?
What is the literal meaning?
personification; water-arms; answers may vary
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When might you bustle around? Include the definition of bustle in your answer.
bustles- when someone bustles, he or she moves in a busy, energetic way
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What example of figurative language does the author use to describe how the family feels when Leo Love calls to say he found Huitla? What is the literal meaning?
"explosions of joy"; it shows that the family feels excited and happy that their cat was found
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What is an inference?
_+_=inference
What can we infer from the story as to why Leo Love doesn't tell the entire story of how he finds Huitla?
inference- a conclusion reached based on evidence from what you have read
what you know+what the text says=inference
Leo Love doesn't want any special recognition
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What is personification? Give 3 examples of personification.
gives human traits to animals, ideas, or objects; our house welcomes strangers and friends, frogs sing a chorus, the alarm clock was yelling at me
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The rain kissed my face as it fell.
Simile, Metaphor, Personification?
What two things are being compared (if any)?
What is the literal meaning?
personification; rain-kissed; answers may vary
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What could you do to assuage your sadness over moving to a new place? Include the definition of assuage in your answer.
assuage- to assuage guilt is to make it less painful and troubling
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What 2 examples of figurative language helps you understand Rosa's personality? What is the literal meaning?
"popcorning up and down"; she is jumping up and down and all around
compares Rosa to a shooting meteor to show that she acts fast without thinking ahead
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What is Ms. Cooper's favorite thing to say?
Answers may vary
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Why is it important to use literary devices such as figurative language in our writing?
it makes writing more vivid and interesting
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He is a rabbit lost in the woods.
Simile, Metaphor, Personification?
What two things are being compared (if any)?
What is the literal meaning?
metaphor; he-rabbit; answers may vary
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If someone speaks about a topic with fervor, how does he or she feel about it? Include the definition of fervor in your answer.
fervor- a person who speaks with fervor speaks with great emotion and strong belief
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What characteristics describe Leo Love? Explain.
brave-Leo Love sits up in a tree to help the cat even though he is frightened and in a dangerous situation, humble-Leo Love doesn't tell the family the "heroic" part of the story because he maybe doesn't want much attention