Figurative Language
The trees dotted the hills like a pointillist artwork.
What is a simile?
Showing how one event impacts another event.
What is cause and effect?
This punctuation indicates a question.
What is a question mark?
The central idea or message in a story.
What is theme?
Presents the main point or claim of an essay.
What is a thesis statement/controlling idea.
The wind whispered through the trees.
What is personification?
Listing items in timeline or event order.
What is chronological/sequential?
Where should a comma be placed:
After dinner we went for a walk.
After dinner, we went for a walk.
Provide an example of a common them found in literature.
Good vs. Evil
The importance of love/friendship/kindness.
Be careful what you wish for.
Sacrifice for the greater good.
This point of view using "I" or "we".
What is first person?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole?
This discusses the similarities and differences of two or more things.
What is compare and contrast?
These indicate speech or a quote.
What are quotation marks?
Name the theme:
Tommy watched as his little sister struggled to build a tower with blocks, knocking it down repeatedly. Instead of laughing at her failures, he sat down beside her and showed her how to create a stronger foundation, remembering how others had helped him learn.
Kindness/mentorship.
This text tries to convince the reader of a particular view point.
What is persuasive/argumentative?
The moon is a circular neon light.
What is a metaphor?
This discusses an issue and how it can be fixed.
This punctuation demonstrates possession.
What is an apostrophe?
Name the theme:
The new student sat alone at lunch, speaking no English and looking lost in the crowded cafeteria. James overcame his own shyness to sit with her, using hand gestures and smile to communicate, proving that friendship needs no common language.
Acceptance/Inclusion/Kindness
This literary technique is used to hint at future events in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
She sell sea shells down by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
This uses sensory details to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
What is descriptive?
Where should the semicolon be placed:
I have a big test tomorrow I can't go out tonight.
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
Name a theme:
The basketball team hadn't won a single game all season, but they still practiced every day after school. Their determination finally paid off in the last game when they not only won but played better than they ever had before.
Hard work and persistence.
A literary device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.
What is irony.