Descriptive language

Which is a simile?

• I like hot dogs.

• My hot dog is as light as a paperclip.

• As a hot dog I barked.

• I like hot dogs as hot dogs.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which is alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.

• Study for the grammar test!

• Vishalya is friends with Anusha

• An amulet calls an ambulance.

What is the definition of an hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• Comparison using "like" or "as".

• An extreme exaggeration.

• Mr.G is awesome!!!

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The sensory details in a story are details that___

• use the five senses
• use dollars and cents
• use just sights and smells
• use big words

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

What does vivid writing always include?

• Sentences that appeal to your senses
• Long sentences
• Sentences that are easy to read
• Sentences with rhyming words

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A writer describes the smell of a forest fire.  Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?

• the number of forests that there are in town
• the fear that she has about the fire spreading
• the strong and smoky smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows
• the number of times she's been to the forest

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

When a writer uses descriptive language, how does it affect the reader?

• the reader can memorize the text
• the reader feels the text come to life
• the reader gets bored and stops reading
• the reader gets confused and has to reread

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp as thorns tear at her bare skin and clothes.
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell
• sight
• sound
• touch

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Lando couldn't believe it.  The beast couldn't be from this world.  It was at least 10 feet tall and moving with more speed than any two-legged animal that Lando knew of. 
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell
• sight
• sound
• touch

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Although he was blind, Gino's nose told him that he had to find shelter.  The scent of rain filled the air.
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell
• sight
• sound
• touch

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5