Chapter 8 Part 2 Flashcards
Using exaggeration for emphasis
Hyperbole
What is an example of a hyperbole?
I nearly died laughing; you told me that a million times
Statements that express conventional values, beliefs, and wisdom of a society
Proverbs
What is an example of a proverb?
It’s better to be safe than sorry
What is the most commonly used figurative language?
Idioms
At what age do children really understand and use figurative language?
11 and older
Children with better reading comprehension will learn _____ more quickly
Idioms
What figurative language is more difficult to understand than other forms?
Proverbs
What type of figurative language is this: Like burnt out torches by a sick man’s bed Gaunt cypress trees stand round”
Simile
What type of figurative language is this: The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
Metaphor
What type of figurative language is this: Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies
Hyperbole
Relying on immediate context or setting to convey context
Contextualized language
Not relying on the immediate context, or setting, to convey content
Decontextualized language
Helps to engage in higher order cognitive processes (reasoning, reflecting, planning, hypothesizing) and use highly specific vocabulary and complex syntax
Talking to learn
Noun + one or more modifiers
Elaborated noun phrases
