As Rohan and Carl played football they were movin' and jumpin' all over the place.
Is the sentence above an example of dialect or dialogue?

When Mr. Tushman wrote his speech for the Awards Assembly, what do you think were his primary purposes for the audience?

When a writer is comparing two completely different things and at the same time shows one aspect of how they are alike, he/she is using a simile with words such as LIKE, AS, or THAN.
True or False

After being outside all afternoon, Carmen's face was as red as a tomato.
Is this a simile or metaphor?

His breath was stronger than Hercules.
Is that a simile or a metaphor?

Her new hairdryer was like a F5 tornado.
Is this a simile or metaphor?

Metaphors compare very different things by showing how they ARE something else, or WERE something else, or IS something else.  A metaphor does NOT use words such as LIKE, AS, or THAN.   A metaphor has an underlying meaning that is implied.
True or false?

Our vacation rental in Switzerland was the Garden of Eden.
Simile or Metaphor?

-1.  The world is your oyster.
-2. Santa's belly shook like a bowl full of jelly.
-3. She is a breath of fresh air.
-4. He has a heart made of stone.
Which one is a simile?

Stages of Plot
Stage 1 - Exposition - Characters and Setting is introduced to the reader
Stage 2 - Rising Action - The story begins and lots of events take place and build the story.
Stage 3  - Climax - This is the turning point of the story where the reader knows
  how the story will probably end...happily ever after or unhappily.
Stage 4 - Falling Action - This comes after the climax and all the loose ends of the story are tied up and characters adapt.
Stage 5 - Resolution - This is at the very end of the story when all of the conflicts are solved.
In the story, "Priscilla and the Wimps," the author described Priscilla, Monk, and Melvin at the beginning of the story.  What stage of plot was that?

Stages of Plot
Stage 1 - Exposition - Characters and Setting is introduced to the reader
Stage 2 - Rising Action - The story begins and lots of events take place and build the story.
Stage 3  - Climax - This is the turning point of the story where the reader knows
  how the story will probably end...happily ever after or unhappily.
Stage 4 - Falling Action - This comes after the climax and all the loose ends of the story are tied up and characters adapt.
Stage 5 - Resolution - This is at the very end of the story when all of the conflicts are solved.
In the story, "Priscilla and the Wimps," the author described Priscilla, Monk, and Melvin at the beginning of the story.  What stage of plot was that?

tages of Plot
Stage 1 - Exposition - Characters and Setting is introduced to the reader
Stage 2 - Rising Action - The story begins and lots of events take place and build the story.
Stage 3  - Climax - This is the turning point of the story where the reader knows  how the story will probably end...happily ever after or unhappily.
Stage 4 - Falling Action - This comes after the climax and all the loose ends of the story are tied up and characters adapt.
Stage 5 - Resolution - This is at the very end of the story when all of the conflicts are solved.
In the story, "Priscilla and the Wimps," Monk was locked inside of his locker by Priscilla.   What stage of the plot was this?

tages of Plot
Stage 1 - Exposition - Characters and Setting is introduced to the reader
Stage 2 - Rising Action - The story begins and lots of events take place and build the story.
Stage 3  - Climax - This is the turning point of the story where the reader knows  how the story will probably end...happily ever after or unhappily.
Stage 4 - Falling Action - This comes after the climax and all the loose ends of the story are tied up and characters adapt.
Stage 5 - Resolution - This is at the very end of the story when all of the conflicts are solved.
In the story, "Priscilla and the Wimps", when Monk and his gang, "Klutter's Kobras", were stealing lunch money, demanding payment for hall passes, and bullying students,  the stage of the plot was which one?

tages of Plot
Stage 1 - Exposition - Characters and Setting is introduced to the reader
Stage 2 - Rising Action - The story begins and lots of events take place and build the story.
Stage 3  - Climax - This is the turning point of the story where the reader knows  how the story will probably end...happily ever after or unhappily.
Stage 4 - Falling Action - This comes after the climax and all the loose ends of the story are tied up and characters adapt.
Stage 5 - Resolution - This is at the very end of the story when all of the conflicts are solved.
When Cinderella marries the prince and lives happily ever after, what stage of the plot is that?

tages of Plot
Stage 1 - Exposition - Characters and Setting is introduced to the reader
Stage 2 - Rising Action - The story begins and lots of events take place and build the story.
Stage 3  - Climax - This is the turning point of the story where the reader knows  how the story will probably end...happily ever after or unhappily.
Stage 4 - Falling Action - This comes after the climax and all the loose ends of the story are tied up and characters adapt.
Stage 5 - Resolution - This is at the very end of the story when all of the conflicts are solved.
If you imagine Cinderella telling her stepmother and stepsisters that she is leaving and will be marring the prince, what stage of the plot would that be?

What do you call a PLAY on the multiple meanings of words that sound alike but have a different meaning?
Example:   What was Forrest Gump's email password?  1forrest1

How did I escape Iraq?  Iran
How would you classify the question above?