Figurative Language
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
“The desert was arid, with no water for miles.”
What does arid mean?
Dry
Meaning of analyze
To examine closely
What should you look for in the passage to support answers?
Text evidence
“She was a shining star on stage.”
Identify the figurative language
What is a metaphor?
Words that imitate sounds (buzz, crash)
What is onomatopoeia?
“The jubilant crowd cheered loudly.”
What does jubilant mean?
Happy / excited
Meaning of infer
To make a logical guess using evidence
If you don’t know a word, what strategy can you use?
Context clues
Use a DICTIONARY
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What is personification?
A contrast between expectation and reality
What is irony?
“He trudged through the mud, exhausted and slow.”
What does trudged mean?
Walked with difficulty
Meaning of summarize
To briefly tell the main ideas
Why eliminate wrong answers?
To improve chances of choosing the correct answer
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What is hyperbole?
A hint about what will happen later
What is foreshadowing?
“The fragile vase shattered easily.”
What does fragile mean?
Easily broken
Meaning of theme
The message or lesson of a story
What strategy helps explain answers clearly?
R.A.C.E. (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)
“The classroom was a zoo.” What does this mean?
It was loud, wild, or chaotic
A memory or remembering something that happened in the past that interrupts the current events. (back)
Flashback
“She was reluctant, unsure, and hesitant to speak.”
What does reluctant mean?
hesitant/ unwilling
Meaning of author’s purpose
The reason the author wrote the text
What do you do while you read?
Annotate