The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder. What type of figurative language is used?
Simile
Define foreshadowing
A hint at something that will happen later
ID THE FIG LANGUAGE: We had to wait forever!
Hyperbole
The owl laughed into the darkness. What type of figurative language is used?
Personification
What type of imagery is this? The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
Sound
Words that resemble the sound they describe
onomatopoeia
What is the MOOD of this passage? Darkness descended upon the town. It's sleepy warmth blanketed each house. The twinkly glow of overhead stars lit the pathways that connected each neighborhood to the next.
Calm
She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting. What is the mood of the passage?
Suspenseful
TRUE OR FALSE: The tone and mood of a text can be very different.
True
ID THE FIG. LANGUAGE: My life is a dream of wonders
Metaphor
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text
Mood
ID the FIG LANGUAGE: He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes
Alliteration
an expression that is not meant to be taken literally
Idiom
When we picture imagery, we picture memories and things we've experienced... TRUE OR FALSE
True
What is the "mood" of a story?
Emotions the audience feels from a given passage
A concrete object that stands in for an abstract idea.
Symbol
An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common
Metaphor
Is this imagery: The wind blew silently
Yes
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
Personification
ID THE FIG. LANGUAGE: It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
Idiom
The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the ________.
Tone
The people inside the church were massacred. 26 people are currently identified dead with the youngest being just 18 months old. The mood is...
Devastating
What does the following passage from “Lob’s Girl” foreshadow? The village was approached by a narrow, steep, twisting hill-road, and guarded by a notice that said LOW GEAR FOR 1 1/2 MILES, DANGEROUS TO CYCLISTS.
An accident will happen on the hill
Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.
Taste
An exaggeration for dramatic effect.
Hyperbole
After Dan climbed the steep hill, his legs were rubber. What type of figurative language is used?
Metaphor
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.
Words
How does imagery help us understand the story?
Imagery helps us to see, touch, smell, taste and feel what the characters feel and see
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