Definitions
An educated guess based on what you know (background knowledge) and what’s in the text.
What is: Inference
A figure of speech that is not exactly true for every single word.
What is: Figurative Language
What senses are present in this sentence?
The dog barked.
What is: Sight & Sound
Is the sentence below an example of Literal Language or Figurative Language?
The school is one mile away from my house.
What is: Literal Language
"You are as beautiful as a sunrise!"
The sentence above is a simile, TRUE or FALSE?
What is: TRUE
Writing word for word exactly what is in the text.
What is: Quote
Comparing two things using “like” or “as.”
What is: Simile
What senses are present in this sentence?
She sat on the hot pavement.
What is: Sight & Touch
Is the sentence below an example of Literal Language or Figurative Language?
It's raining cats and dogs!
What is: Figurative Language
I opened the door and was pleasantly surprised that it was not as cold as it had been yesterday morning. I stretched in the sunshine as I admired the new growth beginning in my garden. It was finally my favorite time of year!
Use the information in the paragraph below to infer what season it is. (Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall)
What is: Spring
a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.
What is: Menace
When a sentence means exactly what is being said
What is: Literal Language
What senses are present in this sentence?
I slapped at the bee that stung me while I was enjoying the fragrance of the roses.
What is:
Sight, Touch, Smell, & Sound
Is the sentence below an example of Literal Language or Figurative Language?
The brilliant white snow covered the ground like a blanket.
What is: Figurative Language
Which of the 5 senses is/are NOT represented in the sentence below? (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
The dog wagged it's tail so hard that it knocked my glass over, spilling water in my lap!
What is: Smell & Taste
a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing (rival or opposite) parties.
What is: Confrontation
To stress or show the importance of something.
What is: EMPHASIZE
What senses are present in this sentence?
The apple I bit into was so juicy.
What is: Touch, Sight, Sound, Taste, & Smell
Is the sentence below an example of Literal Language or Figurative Language?
Don't go to the grocery store now, it is as crowded as a Grateful Dead concert!
What is: Figurative Language
"Trevor is a menace, he is always so helpful and caring to his classmates."
Is the word menace used CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY in the sentence above?
What is: INCORRECTLY
an expectation or prediction.
What is: Anticipation
Used in descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses: sight, smell, taste, hear, and touch.
What is: Imagery
What senses are present in this sentence?
"This is the life," I thought as the movie began, and I relaxed with my buttery popcorn, slurping my soda contentedly.
What is: Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch, & Smell
Is the sentence below an example of Literal Language or Figurative Language?
I need to water my plant, it looks like it is dying.
What is: Literal Language
The situation between my siblings escalated suddenly! I quickly left the room in anticipation of the ensuing violence.
Is the word anticipation used CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY in the sentence above?
What is: CORRECTLY