Figurative Language
This figurative language compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
This is the message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn from a story.
What is the theme?
What should you put on your scratch paper during the test?
What is "a house" graphic organizer
A group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone is called this.
What is an independent clause?
What type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things?
What is personification?
This type of sentence includes just one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
When a reader makes a logical guess based on evidence and reasoning, they are making this.
What is an inference?
This sentence expresses the main idea or argument of your essay.
What is a thesis statement?
This kind of clause adds extra detail but cannot stand alone.
What is a dependent clause?
Identify the figurative language: “I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!”
What is hyperbole?
In the sentence, “As long as Buttercup feels he has the chance of catching the elusive light,” this part is a dependent clause.
What is "As long as Buttercup feels he has the chance of catching the elusive light"?
A story is told from first-person point of view when it uses this kind of narrator.
What is a character in the story using "I" or "we"?
This sentence tells what each paragraph is about.
What is a topic sentence?
In the sentence “Dorie Miller, one of the first American heroes of WWII, went back to collecting laundry,” the commas set off this type of element.
What is a nonrestrictive element?
What is the name of the figurative language that repeats the same beginning sound in a group of words, like “Sally sold seashells by the seashore”?
What is alliteration?
This type of conjunction connects two independent clauses with a comma (e.g., and, but, or)?
What is a coordinating conjunction?
These are the facts, examples, or descriptions that support the main idea.
What are supporting details?
In argumentative writing, this is the paragraph where you acknowledge the opposing viewpoint.
What is the counterargument (or counterclaim) paragraph?
Clue: What type of noun shows ownership, like “Grace’s play”?
What is a possessive noun?
This figurative language compares two things directly without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
Identify the sentence type: “Because the water is clear, I can’t really see my letters, but I still know that they aren’t formed correctly."
What is a compound-complex sentence?
If a narrator is all-knowing and tells the thoughts of multiple characters, this is the point of view.
What is third-person omniscient?
How many paragraphs are in an essay?
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“Gilly gave little William Ernest the most fearful face, a cross between Count Dracula and Godzilla.” What kind of phrase is “a cross between Count Dracula and Godzilla”?
What is an appositive phrase?