Figurative Language
Make your own simile.
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What is main idea?
What a text is mainly about.
What is an inference?
An educated guess based on evidence.
What animal was Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
A mongoose. Not a camoose, Nick.
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using like or as.
What is theme?
The author's message or lesson.
What is a utopia?
A perfect or ideal society.
Where did the Klondike Gold Rush take place?
Canada and Alaska.
He looked like a model.
He was very handsome.
What is a claim?
The main idea of an argument./ What the author believes.
What is a dystopia?
An unfair society.
Was "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea" fiction or non-fiction?
Non-Fiction
What is an allusion?
A reference to a book, movie, character, or real person.
If my claim is "Dogs are better than cats.", what would be the claim of the counterargument?
Cats are better than dogs.
Name one fictional story we have read that takes place in a dystopia.
The Hunger Games, The Wise Old Woman, etc.
In "The Song of Wandering Aengus", where did the girl come from?
The fish.
What is the following sentence alluding to:
My favorite movie is Cars.
Cars
What 3 things make up an argument?
Claim, Reasons, and Evidence.
Name two informational text elements.
People, events, and details.
Which story had a character named Walt Masters?
The King of Mazy May