Figurative Language
What figurative language device is this? It was as cold as ice outside and I was so mad I forgot my jacket!
simile
After eating the pepper, his eyes began to water and he started to drink lots of water.
What inference can you make?
The pepper was spicy.
Name two prefixes that mean "not" or "opposite of"
dis-, un-, in-, im-, non-
Mrs. Hill's Smartboard never works for her.
What type of conflict is this?
What organizational pattern is this?
What I need from the grocery story:
milk, butter, eggs, bread
listing
What figurative language device is this? Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind.
metaphor
The music in the hallway started to play.
What's going to happen next? How do you know?
The bell's about to ring.
Name a suffix that means "state or" or "act of"
resolution
What organizational pattern would this be?
A recipe for baking brownies
process
What figurative language device is this? Mrs. Hill hates slime more than anything in the entire world.
hyperbole
What is the setting of the story?
After getting off the subway train, Andy raced up the stairs, walked one block and then up his five-floor walkup.
A city
-able / -ible
The first time conflict is presented in a story
Initiating event
What organizational pattern is used in a biography?
Chronological / sequential
What figurative language device is this? Pop! goes the weasel.
onomatopoeia
What kind of pet does Jordan have?
After coming home from school, Jordan went to the cage, opened it and took out Harold. He had to be careful, since his quills were sharp and it would hurt if he wasn't gentle. He slowly lowered him into his bag and then carried him around the room.
A hedgehog
What word means "not able to be seen"?
invisible
What type of conflict is this? Ava is nervous about her first day of kindergarten.
What organizational pattern would this be?
Morphology is the study of word parts. You can study prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Knowing morphology helps increase your vocabulary.
Concept - definition
What figurative language device is used? Your eyes whisper, "Have we met?"
Personification
What's going on in this passage?
She blushed and looked away as he walked past her. Ugh, she thought, why can't I ever just smile and say hi like Jessie always does?
She has a crush on the boy who walked past.
What are the three points of view? How are they different?
first person - Told from a character's point of view ("I was excited to go to school.")
third person limited - The narrator follows one character and is limited to only that person's experiences (Katniss was nervous.)
third person omniscient - The narrator knows the thoughts and perspectives of many characters
What organizational pattern is this?
Mrs. Hill and Mrs. White are the best teachers. They always help us, and they make learning fun. They believe in us and expect us to do our best.
Generalization