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Figurative Language examples
Figurative Language definitions
Genres
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Parts of Speech
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She should shop for shells is an example of this type of figurative language:
What is alliteration?
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This type of figurative language uses exaggeration to add humor or to make a point
What is hyperbole?
100
Text that is based on facts is called this:
What is nonfiction?
100
This is what you should always do before reading a passage:
What is preview the passage?
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The teacher asked her students a question. In this sentence, "teacher" is an example of what part of the sentence?
What is the subject?
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The sky formed a cloudy overturned bowl over the meadow is an example of this type of figurative language:
What is metaphor?
200
This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non human subjects:
What is personification?
200
Fiction that COULD really happen is called this:
What is realistic fiction?
200
To preview a passage, you would look at these features:
What is the title, pictures, captions, bold/italic text, maps and graphs
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The teacher asked her students a question. In this sentence, "asked" is an example of what part of speech?
What is the verb?
300
Words that sound like what they mean are called this:
What is onomatopoeia?
300
When someone writes about another person, it's called this:
What is biography?
300
It's important when highlighting to not get "highlighter happy," but only highlight or underline this:
What is important parts of the text?
300
Although the test was difficult, the students all aced it because they were prepared. In this sentence, which word is the subordinating conjunction?
What is although?
400
Her legs flew down the road, just a blur in the distance is an example of this type of figurative language:
What is personification?
400
Using description to help a reader imagine what you're writing about is called this:
What is imagery?
400
When a made-up story includes a historic event or real time in history, it's called this genre:
What is historical fiction?
400
To help yourself to understand the passage while you read, you should use strategies such as:
What is re-reading, use context clues, slow down, read on, self-monitor, etc.
400
The students passed the test with flying colors and they had a great day. In this sentence, which word is the coordinating conjunction?
What is "and"?
500
Let's hit the road is an example of this type of figurative language:
What is idiom?
500
Comparing two things by saying one thing is another thing is called this:
What is metaphor?
500
Writing that is highly stylized and may include rhyming or rhythm:
What is poetry?
500
When matching, it's very important to always do THIS:
What is go back to the text
500
This is an acronym used to help remember all of the coordinating conjunctions:
What is FANBOYS?