1. After excepting his fate, the man flippantly or nonchalantly stated that, a leopard cannot change his spots and neither can I.  Insert commas (interruption)  Capitalization  Dialogue  Wrong homonym

2. An author who writes/speaks literally describes things or events that are happening in real life/reality, or are observable. The author means EXACTLY what s/he says.

3. Figurative Language happens when an author compares 2 seemingly unrelated things and makes a connection.  It is not literal or reality  The author’s purpose is to trigger imagination

4. A Simile is a figure of speech that is a direct comparison of 2 things using: like, as, than, and resemble. The new father was like proud as a peacock! The test was easy as ABC Her wavy hair resemble the restless ocean Without my cell phone, I feel more helpless than a baby

5. Types of Figurative Language #2  A Metaphor is an indirect saying that compares two (2) things. The reader/ listener can assume common characteristics: “The road was a river of moonlight gleaming before us” “My phone was lost in the abyss that is my purse.” Road is being compared to a river Abyss, which is the deepest part of the ocean, is being compared to a purse

6. Type of Figurative Language #3 Personification gives human qualities, or characteristics (behaviors), to nonhuman objects: Identify the human behaviors. Identify the nonhuman objects: “dancing trees in the wind” “the boy has a skin tone that was kissed by the sun” “crying mother earth” “The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers”

7. Identify the examples as one of the following:  Simile  Metaphor  Personification

8. The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard

9. Although wealthy, the farmer’s money-hungry mentality Made him a perfect candidate to swallowed the bait.

10. Life’s emotional rollercoaster takes us for unexpected twists and turns.

11. Like waterfalls, her hair fell to her waste ……

12. A blanket of snow covered the streets

13. Just when I thought things were getting better, tragedy knocked at the door; Yet, faith answered.

14. After the carnival, the grounds were as messy as a pigsty

15. When Trina blushes, her round face resembles a stop sign

16. The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!"

17. Bullies deserve a taste of their own medicine every now and then.

18. The cold whispering Chicago wind seem to cut right through my fleece.

19. The news was more shocking than a thousand volts of electricity

20. Manipulation in an attempt to Obstruct and interrupt the freedom of another; Naturally because they have hate in their hearts. Steve Harmon wishes this bad dream was fictitious, but Truth is what one knows to be right. Too bad “innocent until proven guilty” is Easier on film than in Reality………

21. Truth Truth is what is right Although sometimes hard to prove Truth always prevails

22. Criminal Evil, immoral Lying, deceiving, hurting They care about nothing. Monster

24. The setting of a story is the time and place that an event, or action, takes place. There are 5 elements of SETTING: 1. Geographic Location 2. Historical Period 3. Place Type 4. Time & Season 5. Weather

25. Geographic locations refer to places in nature: For example: Desert Rainforest/jungle The beach/ocean A specific region (east, south, west, north) A specific city, neighborhood, country

26. Historical period refers to whether a story occurred in the  Past  Present (Current)  Future *** Historical period will also influence the characters beliefs and behaviors

27. What kind of building structure did the story happen in, for example :  Church  School  Home  Library

28. Time refers to whether a n events occurs in  Morning  Noon  Night Season refers to  Winter  Spring  Summer  Fall Weather refers to outside climate:  Sunny (warm, hot)  Cloudy  Rainy  Snow  Icy/sleet

29. Environment Atmosphere Milieu Location Background Scenery Surroundings Site Situation = SETTING

31. A main character of a story often face a challenge that is internal or external. Internal conflicts are private struggles that a character deals with inside him/herself. He/she may struggle with:  decision-making  self-esteem  depression  Regret  Acceptance ***This internal conflict is known as character vs. himself

32. When a character’s challenge is the result of an external, or outside, force he/she has a conflict with  Another character (character vs. character)  The weather or animals (character vs. nature)  Social issues like racism & poverty (character vs. society)

33. Problem Challenge Issue Struggle Disagreement Argument Difference Clash Fight Dispute = CONFLICT