Literary Terms Pt.1
Theme
It focuses on the deeper meaning or message that the reader is meant to consider.
Who is Cherie Dimaline
Who is the poet that wrote "A Word is Dead"
Emily Dickinson
What is Plot?
The plot refers to the sequence of events that make up a story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
In The Marrow Thieves, what do Mitch and Frenchie find while scavenging at the beginning of the book?
What is a bag of Doritos
Who wrote the novel, The Color Purple
Alice Walker
What is exposition
We learn facts or background information about the characters, setting, and situation.
Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
In The Marrow Thieves, what direction is Frenchie supposed to head?
What is the North
Who wrote the graphic novel, Maus
Art Spiegelman
symbols
an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.
What is hyperbole
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
In The Marrow Thieves, when the people started to get sad, what happened to their sleep?
What is they stopped dreaming
In what year did Maus take place?
Mid-1930s and post World War II
What is the term for:
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Juxtaposition
Imagery
The use of vivid and descriptive language to create sensory experiences for the reader.
In The Marrow Thieves, how many children are part of Miig and Minerva's group?
What is Seven
What was the setting in The Marrow Thieves?
Canada
The author's attitude or perspective towards the subject
A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.