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ELA . Quarter 2 Review. Figurative Language. List of Idioms - web link. Hyperbole- is exaggerated statement. It is used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humor. Example : Her heart stopped when the door flew open.
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ELA Quarter 2 Review
Hyperbole- is exaggerated statement. It is used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humor. Example: Her heart stopped when the door flew open.
Hyperbole- is exaggerated statement. It is used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humor. • I am so hungry I could eat a horse. • I have a million things to do. • I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill. • I had a ton of homework. • If I can’t buy that new game, I will die. • He is as skinny as a toothpick. • This car goes faster than the speed of light. • That new car costs a bazillion dollars. • We are so poor; we don’t have two cents to rub together. • That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur. • He's got tons of money. • You could have knocked me over with a feather. • He is older than the hills.
Myth A myth is a story that uses supernatural characters or supernatural forces to explain events in nature. Myths were developed to explain and answer questions that our ancestors could not. Myths were used to explain the creation of the universe, disasters, supernatural events, or anything that could not be explained at the time. Myths were created by the cultures because people needed to understand what was happening in the world. What we can explain today using science was once explained by using a myth.
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS • blow Present Past Past Participle ? ? ? Can you list these verb forms?
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS • blow Present Past Past Participle blow blew blown
break Present Past Past Participle ? ? ? Can you list these verb forms?
break Present Past Past Participle break broke broken
synonym a word that has a similar meaning.
antonym a word that has the opposite meaning.
Fact A statement that is true and can be proven.
Opinion A statement that expresses a thought or a feeling.
Examples 1. We arrived ____ the house ____ the afternoon. 2. The waiter was ____ our table immediately. 3. We have not seen our waiter _____ we arrived. 4. The soccer player leaped ____ the ball. 5. The tiger jumped _____ my face. 6. The tiger jumped _____ the trap. 7. I went ____ the store today. 8. A light appeared ____ the window. 9. The cattle will graze ____ the open range ____ the whole summer. 10. Three hockey players are ____ the ice. 11. The cowboy rode _____ the setting sun. 12. Three boxers are ____ the ring. 13. The play ran _____ September ____ November. 14. The water spilled _____ the floor. in
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