Definitions 1
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
What must have:
✔ Subject (who or what)
✔ Predicate/Verb (action or state)
✔ Complete thought (makes sense by itself)
Complete Sentence
Type of Sentence:
I finished my work early I played a game while the dog ate his dinner I love school.
Run-on
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Identify the figurative language: "The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"
What is a simile?
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
A piece of a sentence that is missing something important, a subject, a verb, OR does not express a complete idea
fragment
Type of sentences:
I like dog. They are the best pets. Dogs are smart.
Simple
Name the figurative language: The world is a stage.
Metaphor
Name the figurative language: Clock it!
What is an idiom?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
A ___________ sentence is a sentence that starts with a dependent clause followed by a comma and a complete sentence.
complex
Type of sentence: Johnny walked to the store, but he forgot his money.
Compound
Name the figurative language: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
Identify the figurative language: The sun smiled down on us.
Personification
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Name the figure of speech: A phrase that shows exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.
Hyperbole
After he finished his homework, Nick watched cartoons.
Complex
Name the figurative language: "He let the cat out of the bag."
Idiom
What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."
Hyperbole
happens when two or more sentences are squished together without correct punctuation or a conjunction.
Run-on
What do you think a compound complex sentence is?
A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses (complete sentences) and at least one dependent clause. It combines the structures of a compound sentence (two or more independent clauses) and a complex sentence (one independent and one or more dependent clauses)
Example: Though he has a crippling walnut allergy, Alberto bravely walked through the walnut grove, but he made sure to wear long sleeves
Write a compound sentence.
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Name the figure of speech and sentence type: The air was as cold as ice.
Simile & Simple
How does figurative language make writing better for the reader?
Figurative language can appeal to the senses, makes writing more entertaining (funnier).