Fig. Lang./Poetry#1
The Rice Crispies slogan, "Snap, Crackle, Pop" gives an example of this figure of speech.
What is onomatopoeia?
"It's raining cats and dogs," is what type of figurative language?
What is an idiom?
This organizational pattern/text structure has times and dates, and can also have sequence words.
What is chronological?
Airplane engines can be incredibly loud, but noise cancelling headphones can make flying more bearable.
What is the text structure/organizational pattern of the text?
What is problem and solution?
What is slash the trash?
This figure of speech is an exaggeration, as in, "My backpack weighs a thousand pounds."
What is hyperbole?
Instead of paragraphs, poetry has these _________.
What are stanzas?
This text structure might have the signal words: after, before, finally, first, last.
What is sequence or sequential?
Sandi Tree
Sandi Tree is a unique festive attraction to South Florida, renowned for its distinctiveness and charm. It is made out of 850 tons of sand each year. Sandi Tree is celebrated for its ability to bring people together and to evoke a sense of wonder and joy during the festive holiday season.
What is the text structure/organizational pattern of the text?
What is description?
The turning point or biggest event in a fiction or narrative text is called this...
"I slept like a log" is an example of this figure of speech.
What is a similie?
When an author or poet uses words that appeal to the 5 senses- sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing. This figurative language is called ___________.
What is imagery?
An article that explains that gorillas and humans have similar genes, but different abilities would likely be this text structure/organizational pattern?
What is compare and contrast?
Marcos got a bellyache after eating all his Halloween candy in one day.
Identify the cause and effect.
Cause: What is eating all the candy?
Effect: What is getting a bellyache?
What is a paired passage?
Two or more texts that have something in common, like the subject or the theme?
Answers may vary.
"She is a shining star when she is on stage." Is what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
What is the figurative language being used? "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky"
What is personification?
A statement that can be proven with data and statistics is called a...
What is a fact?
If the question is asking you what the most important idea is in a nonfiction/expository text, it is asking for this?
What is the main idea?
How you feel when you read a text is called the ______
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
A narrative poem has some of these elements ________
What is setting, character, conflict, theme, plot?
This type of nonfiction has a claim, an argument, and a counter argument. It is usually backed up with facts.
Single-use plastics like water bottles can only be used once and, when thrown away improperly, can end up in the ocean. What is the cause in this sentence?
Cause: What is when plastic bottles are thrown away improperly?
The author's attitude towards the topic or subject of the text is called the ___________
What is the author's tone?