Figurative Language
What type of Figurative Language is the following Statement: "Cop a Walk"
Idiom, Means to leave or take a walk.
Fix the following Double Negative to make it correct: “He couldn't play no ball but there was something in the way he moved.”
“He couldn’t play ball but there was something in the way he moved.”
What dose Prima Donna mean?
Coach Nipper referred to slam as a Prima Donna.
Prima Donna- Someone who is self centered or full of themselves.
What does pill mean?
Ex: Slam ran down the court watching the pill everywhere it went.
Slang word for basketball.
What color are Mrs. Langtons eyes?
Brown (a little greenish)
What type of Figurative Language is the Following: "Swish", "Slam"
Onomatopoeia
Fix the following statement to make the subject and verb agree: "The thing was that anytime somebody was talking to me they was telling me what I was doing wrong.”
“ The thing was that anytime somebody was talking to me they were telling me what I was doing wrong.”
What does the word callouses mean?
Ice and Slam have many callouses.
Callouses- Skin that is hard and thick
What does bodacious mean?
Ex: Mtisha thought Slam was bodacious.
Admirable Attractive
who is the author
Walter Dean Myers
What type of Figurative Language is the Following: Ice T, MLK
Allusion
Fix the following statement with the correct pronoun case:
“The guards were Trip, Nick Young, me, and Ducky”
“The guards were Trip, Nick, Young, Ducky and I”
What does the idiom Nutted up mean?
Slam was Nutted up when he found out Ice was dealing drugs.
Nutted up-Freaked Out; Go crazy.
What dose pitiful mean?
Ex: Slam was very pitiful when he found Ice was dealing drugs.
Pitiful- compassionate
What's Lila's favorite season?
Summer
What type of Figurative Language is the following: “Bringing the ball down the court makes me feel like a bird that just learned to fly”
Simile
Is this a Double Negative, Subject Verb Agreement, or Incorrect Pronoun Case: "You the one the principal talking about.”
Subject Verb Agreement
What does Copped mean?
To receive or obtain
What does demographic mean?
Ex: The demographic of Carver is mostly black.
The statistical characterization of human populations.
What's Lia's favorite color?
Lavender
What type of Figurative Language is the following: “The music reached for my mind and I let it go”
Personification
Is this a Double Negative, Subject Verb Agreement, or Incorrect Pronoun Case: “You ain't never seen no car with a built in camcorder.”
Double Negative
What does the word legitimately
Mtisha is legitimately in love with Slam
In a legitimate matter
Ex: Brothers was doging on Ice at the basketball game.
On someone
What is Mrs. Langton's favorite food?
Lobster tail