Word Play
The connotation of this female name is an annoying, entitled middle-aged woman.
Who/what is Karen?
This character learned that appearances can be deceiving when a wolf impersonated her grandmother.
Who is Little Red Riding Hood?
The sequence of events that take place in a story.
What is the plot?
Example of poetic device: Fly Buy Sigh Lie
What is rhyme?
This labradoodle appears in slides almost everyday.
Who is Sadie?
This is a joke that is a play on words, like the mushroom complaining that he's likeable because he's a fungi.
What is a pun?
Three students made this Gryffindor member the focus of their character slide.
Who is Harry Potter?
Human v. human and human v. society are examples of this important story element.
What is conflict?
When a poet repeats a word or phrase for emphasis.
What is repetition?
"Learning to Fly" is Wednesday advisory and a song by this artist.
Who is Tom Petty?
In Spanish, this word means "hope," and it is also a female name.
What is Esperanza?
This kind of character is the opposite of a boring, unchanging character (clue: starts with letter "d").
What is dynamic?
The underlying message the author is trying to convey; often a universal truth.
What is the theme?
Example of poetic device: softly swooping sailing
What is alliteration?
A brutal system of racial segregation called Apartheid was practiced in this country until the early 1990s.
What is South Africa?
Unlike connotation, this is the literal meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
This character shared sweets with Lilia.
Who is Mr. Pirzada?
This is the most intense part of the story, when the action is at its peak.
What is the climax?
This is a poetic device, as well as a synonym for exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
After the British rulers left, India was divided into two countries: India and _____________.
What is Pakistan?
A _______ is a person, place or object that represents something besides itself (example: a flag can be a _______ for a particular country)
What is a symbol?
This is what you call the character who opposes the main character in a story.
Who/what is an antagonist?
This is a third person point of view, when the narrator is all-knowing.
What is omniscient?
This is the Harlem Renaissance poet who wrote "Dreams."
Who is Langston Hughes?
This famous comedian and DHS alumnus spoke at the DHS 2015 Commencement.
Who is Hasan Minaj?