Figurative Language
This type of figurative language compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
These are the instructions in a script that tell actors where to go or how to act on stage.
What are stage directions?
An antonym for the word "hot."
What is cold?
This prefix means "again" or "back." An example is the word "redo."
What is re-?
This type of noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing. An example is "German Shepard." It must be capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
This is a type of figurative language where non-human things are given human qualities.
What is personification?
This is the conversation between characters in a play.
What is dialogue?
A synonym for the word "happy."
This prefix means "before." An example is the word "preview."
What is pre-?
This is the proper noun in the sentence: "Last summer, we visited New York."
What is New York?
This figurative language uses extreme exaggeration to make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
This is where and when the events of a play take place.
What si the setting?
An antonym for the word "short."
What is tall?
This prefix means "after." An example is the word "postpone."
What is post-?
The plural form of the word "child."
What is children?
This compares two things without using "like" or "as," stating that one thing is another.
What is a metaphor?
These are the people, animals, or creatures who take part in the action of a play.
What are the characters?
A synonym for the word "quick."
What is fast?
This prefix means "not" or "opposite of." An example is the word "unfair."
What is un-?
In the sentence, "She runs every morning," identify the verb.
What is runs?
Identify the type of figurative language in this sentence: "The wind howled angrily throughout the night."
What is personification?
This is the part of the play that introduces the characters, setting, and background information.
What is the exposition?
An antonym for the word "begin."
What is the end?
This prefix means "opposite" or "lack of." An example is the word "disagree."
What is dis-?
This noun refers to more than one book, but ends with something other than an "s."
What is bookshelves?