Figurative Language
What figure of speech compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Simile
What is the central point of a text called?
Main Idea
What is the lesson or message of a story called?
Theme
What are the three main author purposes?
Persuade
Entertain
Convince
What type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter?
Proper noun
Emmanuel is Mozart. He could sing and play anything. what figurative language is it?
Metaphor
What helps readers determine meaning of a word in a text?
Context clues
What is the sequence of events in a story called?
Plot
What is the feeling a reader gets while reading?
Mood
I was very elated to learn that the students performed exceedingly well.
What part of speech is Performed
Verb
I sat looking at my exam paper. The words danced in front of my eyes and I wondered what was happening. What figurative language is used?
personification
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What is the author trying to do and what type of text structure is this?
Convince
Argumentative
What is the problem in a story called?
Conflict
What are headings, captions, charts, and diagrams in a text called?
Text features
The enchanted forest is known for its hunting music.
What part of speech is hunting?
Adjective
When the students began banging the tables, I thought the heavens came crashing down. I died a million times over.
Name 2 figurative language devices used
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Despite the chef's meticulous efforts to prepare every dish perfectly, the harsh food critic remained completely implacable, utterly refusing to be appeased by the complimentary wine or the lavish dessert.
What is the meaning of implacable?
refusing to be appeased
What is the time and place of a story called?
Setting
What type of language creates vivid pictures in the reader’s mind?
Imagery
I stood besides the 8th grade student and noticed she was panicking with fear.
What part of speech is besides?
Preposition
"I was a mass of nervous about my job interview, but right before I walked in, my friend smiled and told me to break a leg. I ended up doing crushing it and got the position!"
Name two figurative language devices used.
Idiom
Idiom
Metaphor
What reading skills identify similarities and differences?
Compare and contrast
What is the name for the person telling the story?
Narrator
The food that was served during our field trip was Mediterranean. I knew because it had a lot of cheese and olives.
What strategy did the speaker use to determine the type of food?
Inference
The student was severely injured. What type of adverb is used in the sentence
Adverb of degree