Figurative Language
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Figurative Language and Drama
vocabulary
100

Zip! Bam! Boom!

What is onomatopoeia

100

The person who is telling a story. They are speaking in the third person or sometimes in first person if it is an autobiography.

Who is the narrator?

100

The brackets [ ] in a text are to show...

What the character does, or how they behave in a play?

100

“Ginny climbed onto a tree stump, took a deep breath, and chittered loud enough for the sound to be heard all the way in North Carolina.”

Which phrase is an example of hyperbole?

A “climbed onto a tree stump”

B “took a deep breath”

C “chittered loud enough”

D “heard all the way in North Carolina”


100

means the same as crabby.

What is cranky?

200

The boy is as wise as an owl.

What is a simile?

200

The people ( or animals) in a play or drama

What are the characters?

200

The boy did not want to do his homework. He liked to linger and take his time. 

What is the opposite of linger?

a. hurry and continue

or

b. stay and take a long time


200

“As the forest animals watched, she took a deep breath, bellowed out a

loud chitter, and sprinted toward the water tower.”

Which two words are antonyms for bellowed?

A wailed

B whimpered

C whispered

D whistled

E witnessed

200

Thinking only about onself

What is selfish?

300

The girl is a star!

What is a metaphor?

300

The location of a story, play or drama that contributes to the meaning. Ex; forest in Mexico.

What is the setting?

300

To work together to get the job done makes it easier.

What is the theme?

300

Normal, obvious and know are all synonyms of this word.

What is familiar?

300

After trying a division problem three times. I became disappointed. A synonym of disappointed.

What is frustrated?

400

My phone kept talking to me while I was teaching.

What is personification?

400

To tear something down or destroy it. 

What is to demolish?

400

Kindess, loyalty and teamwork.

What is the theme of the Big Bad Wolf?

400

The dog was talking to his friend at the park.

What is personification?

400

A manner of thinking, acting or feeling. 

What is an attitude?

500

My grandma said, "has the cat got your tongue?!"

What is an example of an idiom?

500

The word that means to build is the opposite of...

What is destroy or demolish?

500

Ginny,, the smartest and strongest hamster in all of  Florida is an example of...

What is hyperbole?

500

Unknown, shared between friends, no one else's business

What is a secret?

500

Someone or something that is easily recognized and well known. 

What is familiar?