Figurative Language
The baby's skin was like a rose petal
What is a simile?
The day began like any other school day, except she really wanted to run to the bus and get to school. She had a feeling that today would be the day she would be named homecoming queen!
What is entertainment?
I was shaking like a leaf. My palms were sweating. My heart was pounding so loudly I was sure everyone around me could hear it. I hated presentations.
What is first person?
The middle school soccer team had practiced and played hard all season long. The coach really wanted the team to win the state championship game. Finally, the day of the big game arrived. The team played their best, and they won the championship by one goal!
What is cause and effect?
The moral or lesson of a passage
What is theme?
This figurative language imitates the sound it actually names
What is onomatopoeia?
These are the best shoes in the world! if you wear these shoes you will jump higher, run faster, and score more points in a ballgame than anyone else! You should buy a pair today!
What is persuade?
Pronouns: they, he, she, them
What is third person?
While one ant gathered food for the winter, his cousin partied away. When winter came, the first ant had plenty of food to eat, while the second eat found himself cold and starving.
What is compare and contrast?
The turning point in a story
What is the climax?
She is an angel
What is a metaphor?
A book about how dogs are better than cats
What is persuade?
The family found a picnic spot and sat down.
What is third person?
If vegetables are to be added, they should be already cooked, seasoned and hot; place in the center of the omelet, just before turning; so with mushroom, shrimps, or any cooked ingredients. All omelets should be served the moment they are done, as they harden by standing, and care taken that they do not cook too much.
What is chronological/sequential order?
What are character traits?
Silly Sally sells shells by the seashore
What is alliteration?
A book about the history of cars
What is inform?
The narrator is not a character in the story and does not participate in the events being told
What is third person?
Due to sending home various notes from the office and writing reminders in our planner, MLR students brought in a total of 435 packages of pasta for the school-wide service project.
What is cause and effect?
When events in the story start in the present then go back to the past
What is a flashback?
When pigs fly
What is an idiom?
A book title The Adventures of Captain America
What is entertain?
The narrator is a character in the story and does participate in the events being told
What is first person?
In a family, there were two sisters. Anna always did all of her chores and listened to her parents. Ellie spent her time taking naps and playing video games.
What is compare and contrast?
The story gives clues or hints about what is to come in the future of the story
What is foreshadowing?