Figurative Language
Question: What type of figurative language is this?
“The trees danced in the wind.”
Answer: what is Personification
Identify the verb:
“She swiftly ran to the park.”
What is ran?
What is a synonym for joyful?
What is happy?
What does inference mean?
What is using clues from the text to make an educated guess?
What is the prefix in the word unhappy?
What is un-?
“The stars were diamonds in the sky.”
What is a metaphor?
What part of speech is the word bravely?
What is an adverb?
What is an antonym for generous?
What is selfish?
What is text evidence?
What is specific details or quotes from the text that support your answer or opinion?
What does the suffix -less mean in fearless?
What is without?
The car zoomed past like a rocket.”
What is a simile?
Correct this sentence:
“The dog chases the cats yesterday.”
What is “The dog chased the cats yesterday”?
Use the word ominous in a sentence.
The ominous clouds signaled that a storm was approaching.”
Read this short passage and answer: What can you infer about the character’s mood?
“Liam sat in the corner, his head low. He barely touched his food and didn’t respond when his friend waved at him.”
What is Liam is likely feeling sad or withdrawn?
Identify whether this sentence is active or passive voice:
“The homework was completed by the student.”
What is passive voice?
The buzzing bee blew by Bob’s bakery.”
What is alliteration?
Identify whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
“Although it was raining, we still went to the park.”
What is a complex sentence?
Identify the connotation of the word childish: positive, neutral, or negative?
What is negative?
Which sentence best shows text evidence for a character being nervous?
a) He laughed and gave a thumbs up to his friend.
b) She fidgeted with her hands and avoided eye contact.
What is b) She fidgeted with her hands and avoided eye contact?
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
What is denotation? The literal dictionary meaning of a word.
Example: “Snake” → a reptile.
What is connotation? The implied or emotional meaning.
Example: “Snake” → symbolizes betrayal or sneakiness.
Explain the difference between a metaphor and a simile. Provide an example of each.
What is a simile? A comparison using "like" or "as."
Example: “Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
What is a metaphor? A direct comparison.
Example: “Her smile was the sun.”
What is the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence?
What is a compound sentence? Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Example: “I wanted to play basketball, but it started to rain.”
What is a complex sentence? One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Example: “Because I was tired, I went to bed early.”
Choose the sentence that uses context clues to define the word elated:
a) The elated crowd cheered with joy as their team won the game.
b) The elated crowd booed in frustration as their team lost.
What is a) The elated crowd cheered with joy as their team won the game?
What is the main idea of this short paragraph?
“Maria worked hard every day after school to help her family. She cleaned the house, cooked meals, and even tutored her younger siblings. Though she was tired, she never complained.”
What is Maria is hardworking and selfless in helping her family?
Rearrange the sentence into correct word order:
“Yesterday to the park we quickly walked.”
What is “We quickly walked to the park yesterday”?