Comprehension T1-2-3

What is a simile?

• A simile uses an and the

• A simile uses like or as

A metaphor

• compares two things

• compares two things without using like or as

Personification is when

• you give human qualities

• you give human qualities to an object or an animal

A pun is a

• joke

• joke that makes a play on words

A tone

• is a positive or negative attitude the writer has towards what he is writing about

• is a positive or negative attitude

A mood

• can be positive or negative and it is the way you feel when you are reading

• can be positive or negative

Choose positive tones

• confident, happy

• compassionate, proud

• hopeless, gloomy

Choose negative tones

• hopeless, forceful

• gloomy, frustrated

• confident, happy

Choose positive moods

• surprised, hopeful

• thankful, peaceful

• lonely, sad

Choose negative moods

• shocked, lonely, sad

• disappointed, numb

• hopeful, thankful