Sentence understanding 7....he got up and crept downstairs,careful of the creaky boards... He had to be careful so that the boards would not make any noise and wake up his father,thus spoiling his plan. 6
6 7. …he got up and crept downstairs, careful of the creaky boards… He had to be careful so that the boards would not make any noise and wake up his father, thus spoiling his plan. Sentence understanding
Figurative Speeches a direct comparison between two unlike elements “aS,aS...S0, like” As cold water to a thirsty soul,so is good news from a far country. eas cunning as a fox,as poor as a church's mouse .The world is like a stage. An indirect comparison.It implies the likeness between things without the use of like or as. Life is a highway.The world is a stage 7
7 a direct comparison between two unlike elements “ as, as…..so, like ” As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. •as cunning as a fox, as poor as a church’s mouse •The world is like a stage. An indirect comparison. It implies the likeness between things without the use of like or as. Life is a highway. The world is a stage. Figurative Speeches
Figurative Speeches Alliteration the same consonant sound is repeated at intervals in the initial position She sells sea-shells on the seashore. Wild Mushrooms:Mysterious-Menacing-Magnificent Predictably the winter will be snowy,sleety and slushy. Weak and weary 8
8 Alliteration the same consonant sound is repeated at intervals in the initial position She sells sea-shells on the seashore. Wild Mushrooms: Mysterious-Menacing-Magnificent Predictably the winter will be snowy, sleety and slushy. Weak and weary Figurative Speeches
Figurative Speeches Euphemism The substitution of a mild or indirect word or phrase for a blunter or harsher one ugly:plain-looking;homely-looking die:to pass away,to depart,to go to sleep in heaven fat:plump,stout,chubby,weight catcher toilet habits,etc.: to go to the bathroom to do one's business to answer nature's call 9
9 Euphemism The substitution of a mild or indirect word or phrase for a blunter or harsher one ugly: plain-looking; homely-looking v die: to pass away, to depart, to go to sleep in heaven v fat: plump, stout, chubby, weight catcher v toilet habits, etc.: to go to the bathroom to do one’s business to answer nature’s call Figurative Speeches
w四.aLLE.E0H I.Quiz 1 to move quietly and slowly in order to get to a place GENUINELY without being noticed Match the items in the to shine softly SEAL two columns. to close sth.such as an envelope so that people CREEP cannot see what's inside a person whose job is to look FADE after sheep to go slowly out of view GLEAM loose soft shoes SHEPHERD Really SLIPPERS
to move quietly and slowly in order to get to a place without being noticed GENUINELY to shine softly SEAL to close sth. such as an envelope so that people cannot see what’s inside CREEP a person whose job is to look after sheep FADE to go slowly out of view GLEAM loose soft shoes SHEPHERD Really SLIPPERS Match the items in the two columns