Figurative Language
Analogies
Literary Devices
Story Elements
Context Clues
100
Justin remarked, "I am so hungry I could eat my left arm."
What is hyperbole?
100
snake : slither :: bunny : ______
What is hop?
100
the giving of clues to hint at coming events in a story
What is foreshadowing?
100
the turning point of a story
What is climax?
100
His pompous behavior embarrasses everyone. Pompous means: A modest B arrogant C simple D polite
What is arrogant?
200
The soothing raindrops sung me a lullaby and put me right to sleep.
What is personification?
200
blue : color :: apple : __________
What is fruit?
200
the use of concrete and recognizable things to represent ideas
What is symbolism?
200
Name the type of conflict: A girl is upset because she disappointed her family.
What is internal, individual vs. self?
200
She had a sedentary job that required little travel. Sedentary means: A energetic B inactive C active D exciting
What is inactive?
300
She sprinted down the street like a gazelle trying to outrun a lion.
What is a simile?
300
pilot : airplane :: conductor : __________
What is train?
300
a situation or statement that is the opposite of what we expect in a story
What is irony?
300
the way the author chooses to tell the story
What is point of view?
300
Because she ran a red light, Rachel was held liable for the car accident. Liable means: A innocent B exempt C insensitive D responsible
What is responsible?
400
The sea of students spilled onto the sidewalk on the last day of school.
What is a metaphor?
400
swamp : wet :: __________ : dry
What is desert?
400
a return to an earlier time in the course of a narrative to introduce prior information
What is flashback?
400
the story's underlying lesson about life
What is theme?
400
The man was convicted for his reprehensible acts. Reprehensible means: A courageous B cruel C thoughtful D courteous
What is cruel?
500
I can hear the rumbling clatter of the train wheels as they go across the bridge.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
paragraph : story :: __________ : poem
What is stanza?
500
a reference to another person's work
What is allusion?
500
the part of the story where the conflict grows
What is the rising action?
500
At the climax of the movie, the hero faced his deadly adversary. Adversary means: A friend B companion C enemy D leader
What is enemy?
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