Theme
Print & Graphic Features
Archetypes
POV & Perspective
Miscellaneous
100
What is word is the definition defining?
"directly stated"
explicit
100
What is the following definition defining?
a visual element such as a photograph, a drawing, a map, a chart, a graph, or a diagram
graphic feature
100
What is the following character archetype?
The good old boy, regular guy/girl, the person next door, the working stiff, the solid citizen, the good neighbor, the silent majority
the Everyman
100
The character, or voice, telling a story is known as the ___________.
narrator
100
What is the following definition defining?
expressions used for descriptive or rhetorical effect that are not literally true but that express some truth beyond the literal level
figurative language
200
What are two ways that the a theme is developed?
title and chapter headings
details about the setting
images that are particularly strong or vivid
a narrator’s point of view and perspective
characters’ perspectives, thoughts, actions, and dialogue
the central conflict in the plot
the resolution of the conflict messages about life that seem universal, or apply to all people
200
What is the following graphic feature showing?
It is showing the different events as they happened through history
200
What is a symbol for life and knowledge?
a tree
200
What is the following definition defining?
a point of view that only provides the thoughts and feelings of one character
3rd person limited pov
200
What poetic device is this an example of?
I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here because I remember it all too well.
metaphor
300
which of the following is a theme statement?
A) don't judge a book by its cover
B) Max learned to be kind to others
C) In the story "The Call of the Wild" Buck and Thornton have a special bond
don't judge a book by its cover
300
What is the author's purpose for using a bulleted list to describe the ingredients for gumbo?
French, Native American, and African food cultures influenced their cuisine. For instance, Gumbo Fricassee, a popular dish, contains the following ingredients:
-Okra -a vegetable imported from West Africa during the slave trade
-Roux -a mixture of fat and flour often used as a base in French cooking
-Filé -a Choctaw spice made from ground sassafras leaves
-The Holy Trinity -a Catholic nickname for the celery, bell peppers, and onions, essential ingredients in any gumbo recipe
Whatever seafood, chicken, or sausage is fresh and available
to make it easy to read, add visual organization, and to list them in order.
300
What character archetype is DONKEY in the following video?
The Jester
300
list two ways that an author can develop the perspectives of characters.
description, dialogue, actions, or events
300
The ______________ of a word is its dictionary definition.
denotation
400
What is the theme of the following fable?
A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were suffocated. Just as they were expiring, they exclaimed, "O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves." Pleasure bought with pains, hurts.
The lesson is that you should be careful when losing yourself to pleasure because it can hurt you later.
400
Which quotation best explains what is depicted in the image?
A) "At first glance, the Isle de Jean Charles, a skinny, two-mile long Louisiana island 75 miles south of New Orleans, looks like a tropical paradise."
B) "tribe. But the island is not what it used to be. In fact, the island is vanishing. By 2050, Isle de Jean Charles may be completely gone."
C) "Of the two dozen families that still live here, most are relatives and members of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Native American tribe. "
A) "At first glance, the Isle de Jean Charles, a skinny, two-mile long Louisiana island 75 miles south of New Orleans, looks like a tropical paradise."
400
What situation archetype is used in Harry Potter?
The Journey
or
The Hero's Journey
400
What two types of point of view can 3rd person point of view be?
limited and omniscient or "all knowing"
400
In line 13, the poet uses figurative language to describe the conflict of choosing freedom over comfort: “but another (part of me) shrank back in cowering fear.” Applying knowledge of figurative language and the context of the surrounding lines, what is most likely the connotation of the word shrank in the poem?
A. The connotation is neither positive nor negative, and the connotation of shrank relates to “becoming smaller because of cold, heat, or moisture.”
B. The connotation is negative, and the connotation of shrank relates to “becoming smaller because of cold, heat, or moisture.”
C. The connotation is positive and relates to how the speaker is excited because her soul has broken free of the “cocoon” that was holding her back.
D. The connotation is negative and relates to how the speaker is fearful because her old life, or “cocoon,” was destroyed.
D. The connotation is negative and relates to how the speaker is fearful because her old life, or “cocoon,” was destroyed.
500
How does the setting of a story develop the theme?
the setting can add to the conflict, which when the conflict is solved the lesson (theme) will be learned.
500
In "Vanishing Island" the subheading
"Eight Generations of History" the reader can identify that the section is about—
A. the tribe’s experiences on the island over time.
B. Native American traditions..
C. possible places for relocation.
D. environmental factors that affect the island.
A. the tribe’s experiences on the island over time.
500
In the following clip, what is the fire symbolizing?
rebirth
500
What is a character's perspective? define it.
The characters in a narrative also offer their opinions toward each other and the events in the story. The term perspective refers to a character’s particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.
500
What poetic sound device is the following?
"balancing on breaking branches"
alliteration