Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this? From The Witches by Dahl
My grandmother’s wrinkled lips shut tight as a pair of tongs.
Simile
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
He ran into the house after the rain began to pour down.
complex
What does the F in FANBOYS stand for?
For
What do we call the type of books/writing that is true and factual, based on real life?
Nonfiction
At the conclusion of the play, everyone in the audience stood up and clapped for the exhausted actors. People cheered for how hard they had worked to put on a show. It was a job well done!
What does conclusion mean in this context?
the end
The whites of his eyes were like lemons.
his eyes and lemons
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
Yellow fever still exists today; there is no known cure.
compound
What does the Y in FANBOYS stand for?
Yet
Counterclaim
He could remember his first day of school so vividly: the sound of the locker doors slamming, the laughter in the crowded halls, the frantic scurrying to class when the bell rang. Even after ten years passed, he could still recall it in detail.
What does vividly mean based on context clues?
With great detail or description, with clarity, clearly
The bright moon woke up the dark sky.
Personification
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
She ate a heaping plate of spaghetti and meatballs.
simple
What is the Dependent Marker in this complex sentence?
While the teacher was talking, the students were following directions.
While
In the end, first, then, later, next, once, second
These are ___________ words.
Transition
His substitute teacher certainly left an impression on him. She wore crazy dangly earrings shaped like cartoon characters, a bulky sweater covered in drawings of cats and coated with actual cat hair, and a pointy hat atop her frizzy hair. When Ms. Pike came back to school, he was able to describe every part of her wild outfit.
What does impression mean in this context?
a lasting idea formed about something/someone, a solid opinion, even a memory
What type of figurative language is this?
He was a hurricane. He came into the room, made a mess, and then ran out before cleaning up anything at all!
Metaphor
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
When the wind blew, I shivered.
Complex
What is the Dependent Marker in this complex sentence?
I screamed as the cricket jumped in my direction.
as
(Jurmain 122)
This is called the parenthetical _________
Yellow fever raged through Cuba for years after the Spanish American War. It struck down native citizens, visiting soldiers, and even the doctors sent to study it. Entire towns were affected. Thousands of people were sick.
What does raged mean in this context?
Spread wildly, to continue with force and intensity
What type of figurative language is this?
“I was on my way to The Bell and Dragon,”
Billy told her. “But the notice in your window
just happened to catch my eye.” -- From "The Landlady"
Hint: Is the sign literally catching someone's eye?
Idiom or personification
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
We read Boy by Roald Dahl, and then we read The Secret of the Yellow Death.
compound
What is the Dependent Marker in this complex sentence?
The scientists went to Cuba because American soldiers were dying of disease.
because
;
This mark is called a _____________
Semicolon
The four physicians on the Reed team worked hard to investigate the cause of yellow fever and develop a vaccine. They performed autopsies, designed experiments on live patients, and even volunteered personally to be bitten by mosquitoes. The doctors did everything they could to help.
What does physician mean?
Doctor