Narrative Point of View
Irony
Rhyme Scheme
Figurative Language
Class Act
100
Gary Fulcher grabbed his arm as he went by. "Gonna run today?" Jess nodded. Gary smirked. He thinks he can beat me, the dumbhead. At the thought, something jiggled inside Jess. He knew he was better than he had been last spring. Fulcher might think he was going to be the best, now that Wayne Pettis was in sixth, but he, Jess, planned to give old Fulcher a le-etle surprise come noon.
What is third person?
100
Josie gazed at the ancient pug that seemed to sleep all day and noted, "You're an energetic puppy!"
What is verbal irony?
100
Roses are red
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
What is <abcb>?
100
The neighbor's loud music was a blaring fire alarm.
What is a metaphor?
100
Three internal conflicts of Jordan Banks
What is wanting to grow taller?
What is wanting body odor?/What is wanting to reach puberty?
What is wanting to study art?
200
My parents and I would sit in the stands as the gym emptied out, finishing what remained of our bags of popcorn. We'd debate which of Jaxson's plays was our favorite as we waited for him to come out of the locker room with that big, cheesy smile of his. Always asking if we saw that one play, or that one dunk, like we'd somehow missed it.
What is first person?
200
As soon as Bobby heard that the math test was going to be worth 30% of his grade, he began studying. He studied in class. He studied on the bus ride home. He even tried to study while walking home from the bus but stopped after bumping into a lamppost. When he got home, he didn't watch any TV because he was studying so intensely. He completed the study guide that Mr. Morris gave him and then he completed one that he had made himself. Bobby refused to quit. He stayed awake all night finding and completing extra problems on the Internet. By the time the sun rose, Bobby had mastered the content. As he entered the classroom, he felt prepared. He sharpened his pencil, sat at his desk, put his head down, fell asleep, and failed his test.
What is situational irony?
200
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, ‘It is just as I feared!’
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!
What is <aabba>?
200
The football soared through the air like a rocket.
What is a simile?
200
Name of the character who bakes sweet potato pies for Drew.
Who is Ashley?
300
Back when I still walked home with Sal, it was easier to pretend that the laughing man didn't scare me, because Sal was pretending too. He tried not to show it, but he freaked when he saw the laughing man shaking his fist at the sky and kicking his leg out into traffic. I could tell by the way Sal's face kind of froze. I know all of his expressions.
What is first person?
300
Kathy had never considered herself to be good with animals until she got a goldfish. Taking care of fish is easy. You only have to feed them once a day. Kathy thought to herself, as she put the bottle of goldfish food down by a bottle of rat poison. Kathy went on to have a productive day. When Kathy woke up the next day, she went to grab the bottle of fish food when her cell phone rang. Wondering who it could be, Kathy grabbed the bottle of rat poison instead of the fish food and did not notice it. The phone call turned out to be from her friend Mary. Kathy loved to talk with Mary. As she was chit chatting away, she unscrewed the top of the rat poison bottle. It was about the same size as the bottle of fish food. "Oh, Mary, that's outrageous," Kathy said as she shook the bottle of rat poison into the fish tank. "He did?" She asked, as she put the top back on the rat poison bottle and put it down next to the fish food. “How could she?” She asked before going about with her day.
What is dramatic irony?
300
“The Catterpiller on the Leaf
Repeats to thee thy Mothers grief
Kill not the Moth nor Butterfly
For the Last Judgment draweth nigh”
(Lines 37–40)
What is <aabb>?
300
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
—L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between
What is a metaphor?
300
Translate the acronym SOCK in the novel
What is STUDENTS OF COLOR CONNECT?
400
In this mode of narration, the narrator grants readers the most access to characters’ thoughts and feelings. The narration will reveal more than one characters’ internal workings.
What is third-person omniscient?
400
While walking home from work, Lake Park Mall security guard Scott Thornton thought about his day. A shoplifter had outrun him, he had lost the keys to his golf cart, and a group of skateboarders had made fun of his weight. Things had not gone so well. Scott was so deep in thought that he did not even notice that he had stumbled on a movie set. Lost in thought, he passed by trailers, cameras, and stagehands, yet he was unaware of the scene around him. When he came out of his daze, he looked up and saw a ski mask wearing man waving a knife at an old lady. Figuring that the masked man was robbing the old woman, Scott bolted into action. His adrenaline was flowing. He didn't even notice the cameraman filming him as he jump kicked the actor wearing the ski mask.
What is dramatic irony?
400
The trees are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;”
(Lines 1-4)
What is <abcb>?
400
The brush grabbed at his legs in the dark until one knee of his jeans ripped.
—John Steinbeck, "Flight"
What is personification?
400
The advice Drew's grandmother gave him about grit
What is "You have to work twice as hard to be just as good"?
500
If you are confused about something in class, don't wait. Raise your hand and ask for help immediately. Do it while your teacher is still explaining the material. Your teacher will probably be happy that you are taking an active part in your education and should attempt to explain the material in a different way. If you are still confused, ask your teacher if he or she is available after class to give you additional instruction. You are worth it. Don't give up on yourself.
What is second person?
500
I thought that my mother was going to flip when Perry came over to eat at our house. To my surprise she just ignored him, even though he wore his hat, put his elbows on the table, and rocked back in his chair. I thought that she would go crazy while we ate. Perry pulled bones out of his mouth and put them on his plate instead of spitting them into a napkin. To my astonishment Mom looked past this too. But when Perry slammed a glass of root beer and burped the ABCs, she could no longer restrain herself. "What a wonderful rendition of the alphabet, Perry, and how age appropriate? I'm impressed." Perry wore a confused look, unsure of what her reaction had meant.
What is verbal irony?
500
The tree that never had to fight
For sun and sky and air and light,
But stood out in the open plain
And always got its share of rain,
What is <aabb>?
500
Hear the sledges with the bells,
Silver bells!
. . . . . . . . .
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
—Edgar Allan Poe, "The Bells"
What is an onomatopoeia?
500
Three main characters in Class Act
Who are Jordan, Drew and Liam?