Figurative Language Examples
Her personality is as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
This is an overall lesson that the author wants you to learn from their text.
What is theme?
Person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
"First, I took out the bread. The second thing I did was open the peanut butter jar. The third thing I did was open the jelly jar. The fourth thing I did was spread the peanut butter and jelly on to the slices of bread. The fifth and final step I took was placing one piece of bread on top of the other."
What type of text structure is this?
What is chronological?
She loves this holiday the most.
What is Halloween?
The racecar zoomed around the track.
What is onomatopoeia?
The most important thing in the text that is supported by details. This is usually stated somewhere in the text, often in the beginning.
What is main idea?
"Beautiful" is an example of this.
What is an adjective?
"This issue I had this morning was not waking up early enough. To fix this, I set an alarm on my phone."
This is an example of what type of text structure?
What is problem and solution?
True or false: Ms. Carson has 2 siblings.
False! Just one!
This category is a piece of cake!
What is an idiom?
An educated guess using context clues to help guide you.
What is an inference?
"Swiftly" is an example of this.
What is an adverb?
"There was a big, loud storm outside. While watching television, we suddenly heard a loud crash. When we went outside to investigate, we saw that a tree had fallen into our backyard."
What type of text structure is this?
What sports did Ms. Carson play in high school?
What is gymnastics and dance?
My roommate is going through a rollercoaster of emotions.
What is a metaphor?
The author's perspective (what they are arguing to readers)
What is point of view?
"Someone" is an example of this.
"While at the grocery store, I decided to buy some apples. I went over to the fruit section and saw all different types of apples. I saw that there were gala apples and granny smith apples. Both were around the same size; however, both varied in color."
This is an example of what type of text structure?
What is compare and contrast?
Ms. Carson's favorite coffee flavor.
What is hazelnut?
The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle.
What is personification?
DOUBLE
An author's attitude toward a particular written subject
What is tone?
"Across" is an example of this.
What is a preposition?
"Ms. Carson was making some avocado toast, but needed to cut the avocado open first. As she went to take out the pit, it broke in half! As a result, the knife slipped and cut her hand open. How unfortunate!"
What caused the knife to go into Ms. Carson's hand?
What is the broken avocado pit?
What school did Ms. Carson attend? (DOUBLE points if you know her specific major!)
What is Western Michigan University?
(DOUBLE points: Family and Consumer Science Teacher Education, minor in English Secondary Education)