Figurative Language
What is the figurative language device that compares two things using like or as
Simile
Unwell
What does the prefix in this word mean?
Un means not
Teachers are honored on teacher appreciation week (May 4th - May 8th)
What does the word honored mean? What context clue helped you?
Honored means celebrated/respected
Context clue: appreciation
The _______ is the universal message that an author wants readers to understand.
(hint: eetmh)
theme
A type of word that has the same or similar meaning to another word is called a _________ .
synonym
I then I heard a "Snap, Crackle, Pop." Gasp! I realized it was my cereal.
What type of figurative language was used in that sentence?
Onomatopoeia
Scientist
What does the suffix in this word mean?
-ist means someone who is an expert in or concerned with something
Dolphins have to emerge from the water to breathe.
What does the word emerge mean? What context helped you figure it out?
Emerge means to move out of/come into view.
Context clue: from the water to breathe
________ is a persons' unique point of view based on their experiences, thoughts, and feelings.
(hint: vpeipstpceer)
Perspective
If the author is describing the similarities and differences (or pros and cons) of at least 2 things, what type of text structure did they use?
The dirty ripped folder peeked out of the student's desk.
What type of figurative language was used in that sentence?
Personification
Chronology
What does the prefix and suffix in this word mean?
Chron means time
logy means the study of
I met your mom at conferences and I noticed that you resemble her, especially your eyes.
What does the word resemble mean? What is the context clue?
Resemble means to look similar/have qualities in common
Context clue: especially your eyes
________ is what you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
(hint: naotnmy)
If the author describes a challenge that the characters are facing, then explains any steps they take to work through or fix it, what type of text structure did they use?
problem and solution
When Miss Wisneski taught fifth grade she was herding wet cats.
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Television
What do the morphemes in that word mean?
vis - to see/sight
ion - the act of/state of
(Bonus points! tele means distance)
Walking through the eerie graveyard at night gave me goosebumps.
What does eerie mean? What context clue helped you figure that out?
Eerie means spooky/unsettling
Context clue: graveyard and goosebumps
The place or type of surroundings where a story takes place is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
setting
I'm dying of boredom.
What kind of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Biologist
What do all morphemes in this word mean?
Bio means life
logy means the study of
ist means someone who is an expert in or concerned with
The crown was bestowed on the head of the queen.
What does bestowed mean? What context clue helped you figure that out.
Bestowed means to give or gift something in a respectful or classy way.
Context clue: Crown, head, queen
The main reason why the author wrote a story or informational text is the _________'s __________ .
author's purpose
When an author uses quotation marks around words to show that a character is speaking out loud, the story has _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
dialogue