Figurative Language
"Her eyes were like sparkling stars on a cool summer night" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is Mark's dog's name in "The Honest Truth?"
Beau
The order of events in a story
Plot
bi-
Two
First thing you should do when starting a passage
"He is an animal on the soccer field." is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
What was Maniac Magee's real name?
Jeffrey
Another term for "Main Idea"
Central Idea
micro-
Small
What does it mean to annotate?
To take notes
"Monkeys made much more money" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
Name the three countries that our main characters lived in, in "Refugee."
Syria, Cuba, Germany
Term for:
Why the author wrote the passage?
Author's purpose
lingu-
tongue
What is important to underline or take notes to in the passage?
"Boom! Crash!" are examples of what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
Haikus
5-7-5
The message or the lesson
Theme
crypt-
hidden
What is the process of elimination?
Eliminating dumb answers to when trying to answer the questions.
"The mountains were calling me" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
Name something that all of our main characters had in common with one another in each of our books.
They all ran away from home-
All had to overcome severe obstacles-
They all lost a loved one at some point-
etc.
The atmosphere (feelings) that the author makes the reader feel.
Mood
-ist
one who
How can you make a boring story more interesting to read?
-Make it about you. Find a way to relate to it.
-Make fun voices in your head.