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Figurative Language
Morals
Persuasive Strategies
Root Words & Affixes
Surprise Me!
100
This type of figurative language uses the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
100
This is what a lesson learned from a fictional story is called.
What is a moral?
100
This type of persuasive strategy tries to convince you that EVERYONE is doing something... so you should, too!
What is the Bandwagon Effect?
100
These are the two types of affixes.
What is a prefix and suffix?
100
This is the MAIN part of a word that has meaning, and goes in between the prefix and suffix.
What is a root word?
200
One example of this type of figurative language is: "His hair was as white as snow."
What is a simile?
200
This is one of the morals of Jack and the Beanstalk, a story in which Jack does not listen to his father's instructions to not buy or plant beans. (Jack's beans grew into a beanstalk which led to the home of dangerous giants!)
What is "Listen to your parents?"
200
This type of persuasive strategy uses words to make something sound great.
What are Loaded Words?
200
This type of affix comes before a word.
What is a prefix?
200
This is the persuasive strategy used in the advertisement: "Do you want to be the only kid in class who doesn't have the Nano 360? It's the best thing out there! You know you want one!"
What is Peer Pressure?
300
One example of this type of figurative language is: "The tree branches danced in the wind."
What is personification?
300
This is one of the morals of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a story in which a boy lies about seeing a wolf. No one believes him when he finally sees a real wolf.
What is, "Always tell the truth?"
300
This type of persuasive strategy uses words to make you feel a strong emotion.
What are Emotional Words?
300
This type of affix comes after a word.
What is a suffix?
300
This prefix means "in the middle of."
What is, "mid-"? (Example: midpoint, middle, midway)
400
One example of this type of figurative language is: "Stop beating around the bush, and say what you really mean!"
What is an idiom?
400
This is one of the morals of "The Ant and the Grasshopper," a story in which an ant prepares for winter, while a grasshopper is lazy and has fun. In the end, the ant is happy and warm, while the grasshopper is cold and sad.
What is, "Hard work pays off?"
400
This type of persuasive strategy tells an opinion about a group of people, that may or may not be true.
What is Stereotyping?
400
This prefix means to do something again.
What is "re-"? (Example: retake, rewrite)
400
This type of persuasive strategy tries to convince you to do something by saying that someone your age is doing it (your peers).
What is Peer Pressure?
500
One example of this type of language is: "You are as tall as my sister."
What is literal language?
500
This is one of the morals of "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," a story in which a wolf pretends to be a sheep, so he can easily hunt and eat them.
What is, "Appearances can be deceiving?"
500
This type of persuasive strategy uses a lie (or "stretches the truth") to make something sound much better than it really is.
What is Exaggeration?
500
This suffix means "one who does something."
What is "-er"? (Example: teacher, firefighter)
500
These are the 6 types of persuasive strategies.
What are the Bandwagon Effect, Loaded Words, Peer Pressure, Stereotyping, Exaggeration, and Emotional Words?