Language Features

Which of the following are language features?

• Vocabulary

• Figurative language

• Punctuation

• Descriptive language

• Sentence structure

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasise an idea and make a point.

• To be grammatically correct.

• To structure their writing into paragraphs.

• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

A simile is a comparison of two different things using like or as.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry.

• She spits when she talks.

What is a hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration

• A little exaggeration

• Similar sounds

• Compares two things using like or as

'Life is a roller coaster' is an example of what feature...

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Emotive Language

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Choose the language feature used in the following: "A click of breaking branches"

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

Choose the language feature used in the following: "It sounded big."

"Everything sounds big in the woods."

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Repetition

"She soothed her secret sorrow." Choose the best answer: What figurative language device is being used in this sentence? 

• Alliteration 
• Personification 
• Hyperbole 
• Metaphor 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Imagery is the term given to a comparison beginning with "like" or "as

• True 
• False 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5