Figurative Language
Read the following quote:
"'You might bring down a curse on us. Lay off,' warned an old man."
What example of figurative language is shown in the quote above?
Foreshadowing
Marta's grandfather tells her that if she pays for the jacket it is not truly a scholarship jacket.
Words of the Wiser
What do both The Song of Wandering Aengus and El Dorado have in common?
Bonus for 300 points: What could be the antagonist in these poems?
Both poems feature a protagonist that is searching for something they cannot find/is impossible to find.
The antagonist can be time or reality.
What is another word for Theme
Lesson
Who would be considered the protagonist of El Dorado
The Knight
Aengus in Song of a Wandering Aengus sees a Glimmering Girl.
What type of figurative language is "Glimmering Girl?"
Alliteration
Goha sits upright after the butcher yells that he bought two calf legs
Aha Moment
What is the primary type of conflict found in The Elevator?
Person vs Self
Define the word Connotation
For a bonus, provide a word that has the same definition but different connotation.
Connotation is similar to tone. It is the way a word, phrase, or story sounds. Words can have the same definition but different connotation.
Who is the author of El Dorado?
Hint: He is considered the father of horror.
Edgar Allan Poe
Read the following quote:
"Perhaps it was the way the elevator shuddered each time it left a floor, as if it was exhausted."
What example of figurative language is present here?
Personification
Martin wonders why the Fat Lady is looking at him and what she will do to him.
Tough Questions
What type of conflict leads to the hole being revealed in He-y Come on Ou-t?
Person v Nature
Define plot
What happens in the story
What is the name of Mike's grandmother in The Moustache?
For 100 bonus points each:
What is Mike's sister's name?
His sister's date's name?
Mike's girlfriend's name?
Meg
Annie
Handsome Harry Arnold
Cindy
Read the following quote:
“Was that why the fat lady had smiled?
Did she know what would happen?”
What type of questions are these?
Not TOUGH QUESTIONS
This question is not asking for a signpost.
Rhetorical Questions
Mike thinks back to when his grandmother bought him presents on his birthday and holidays.
Memory Moment
How does setting impact the story of Two Legs or One?
The setting impacts the story because Goha's plan was only possible because of where and when the story takes place. If it did not take place during that time or in that place he would not have been marched past the butcher for his point to be proven.
Define symbolism and give 2 examples from stories we have read of symbolism.
Symbolism is when something has a deeper or alternative meaning.
Some examples are:
The shadow pilgrim = death
The marbles = opportunity then hard work
The elevator = fear and being trapped
The hole = people's greed and inability to look to the future
The moustache = Mike's guilt or the maturity he does not want to rush
The Fat Lady = unchecked fear
Define Imagery:
Writing or details that appeals to one of the five senses
In the beginning of the story, someone yells "He-y Come on Ou-t" into the hole...
What signpost does the principal in The Scholarship Jacket demonstrate when he changes his mind to let Marta earn the jacket without paying?
Contrasts & Contradictions
Name & Define all parts of the plot line
Exposition - Beginning of the story, get background info and introduced to the characters
Rising Action - the tension starts climbing, the conflict is clear and you can see where the story is heading
Climax - the highpoint of the plot line. The most action happens here. The conflict finally comes to a head.
Falling Action - the results of the climax are being dealt with here.
Resolution - the ending of the story, the solution or the "so what" of the story.
What is the process of studying and analyzing characters?
AND
Characterization
Inner Thought
Physical Description
Revealing Actions
Reaction to Conflict
Interaction with Other Characters
Hopes Goals and Dreams
For 300 points name 5 stories we have read.
For the additional 200 points, name the authors of at least 2 of the titles.
The Elevator - William Sleator
Song of a Wandering Aengus - William Butler Yeats
El Dorado - Edgar Allan Poe
The Scholarship Jacket - Martin Salinas
The Marble Champ - Gary Soto
He-y Come on Ou-t - Shinichi Hoshi
Two Legs or One - Anonymous