Rebecca Moreno Exam Review

Recognize this?

simile

Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”

Compares the unknown to the known so the reader can imagine the image or concept in their mind

“His teeth were crooked like a pile of wrecked cars.”

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“She looked at me like I was an angel floating down from the sky.”

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“He fell faster then Niagara Falls, diving head first into the ocean like

a seagull looking for food!”

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“I’ll stick with you, like the lazy ocean hugs the shore………”

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In the movie, “Independence Day,” alien ships hovered over major cities around the world, waiting to strike.

The woman hovered over her daughter’s shoulder whenever she chatted on the internet with anyone.

Syn: linger, float, loom (over)

Ant: soar

Definition: (v) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth over or around

hover

1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: gulls hovering over the waves.2. To remain or linger in or near a place: hovering around the speaker's podium.

“The laggard worker caused the entire project to fall behind schedule.” (adj.)

“Tour guides often have to urge laggards to keep up with the rest of the group.” (noun)

Syn: (n) slowpoke, straggler, (a) sluggish, lazy

Ant: (n) early bird (a) swift, speedy

Definition: (n) a person who moves slowly or falls behind

(a) Falling behind; slow to move or act

(describing a person or thing)

laggard(noun)

One that lags; a straggler.

laggard(adjective)

Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory. See Synonyms at slow.

“Several students plan to collaborate on a History Fair project about the American Revolution.”

Syn: (team up, join forces)

Ant: work alone

Definition: to work together

collaborate(verb)

They come together to help on another in a way that only we can understand!

imagery

1. A.) set of mental pictures or images. expressive or evocative images in art, literature, or music.

imagery

Example 1: (can be from pieces we have read or the book you are reading)

Include text with proper punctuation and an image to illustrate.

imagery

Example 2: (can be from pieces we have read or the book you are reading)

Include text with proper punctuation and an image to illustrate.

imagery

Example 3: (can be from pieces we have read or the book you are reading)

Include text with proper punctuation and an image to illustrate.

Internal Conflict• psychological struggle within the mind of a

literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense: Hamlet's inaction is caused by internal conflict.

• By-polar people face internal conflicts.

External Conflict