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Tell me the difference between when we use 'an' and when we use 'a'.
'An' is used to talk about a singular person or thing that begins with a vowel sound.
Unit 7 Poetry - Poets may use words with multiple meanings to create humor in their poetry. Give an example of a word with multiple meanings and tell us what it means.
Example - nails (fingernails/hardware nails)
What does an adjective do? Give an example of an adjective and its definition.
Adjectives tell us more about (describe) nouns and pronouns. Example - tiny (small)
There are many different kinds of adjectives. Give an example of an adjective of age and its definition.
Examples: old, young, ancient, historic, modern, ten-year-old
There are many different kinds of adjectives. Give an example of an adjective of size and its definition.
Examples: small, tiny, huge, enormous, gigantic, big, large, medium
There are many different kinds of adjectives. Give an example of an adjective of general description and its definition.
Examples: boring, amusing, interesting, delicious, gorgeous, funny, easy, handsome
There are many different kinds of adjectives. Give an example of an adjective of shape and its definition.
Examples: round, oval, rectangular, triangular, square
There are many different kinds of adjectives. Give an example of an adjective of color and its definition.
Examples: blue, green, yellow, black, orange, red, white, purple
Identify the idiom and tell what it means - 'The weather is horrible today! It is raining cats and dogs!'
Raining cats and dogs is the idiom meaning the rain is very heavy.
Identify the idiom and tell what it means - 'The joke he told was so funny that I started laughing my head off!'
Laughing my head off is the idiom meaning to laugh very hard/loudly.
What is alliteration?
Words that begin with the same sound. Example: A crazy crocodile crawls like a crab. -OR- A slick, slithery, snake slid into my slippers.
What is a simile? Give an example of a simile.
A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a metaphor? Give an example of a metaphor.
A comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'.
Smilie or Metaphor - The pillow soft as a feather.
Simile
Simile or Metaphor - The pillow is a cloud.
Metaphor
What is direct speech?
Direct speech shows the exact words a person said.
