Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things, using "like" or "as"
What is adversity?
Hardships that someone faces
What was the main character's name in Night?
Elie Wiesel
What is the climax of a story?
is the term used to refer to the part of story where the tension or action reaches its highest part. Sometimes, the climax is a "turning" point in the plot.
How do you spell your English's teachers last name?
Sienicki
What is alliteration?
The repeated consonant sound in a sentence ( Peter Piper pecked a pack of pickled peppers)
What is oppression?
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority
What were the three sisters' names in St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves?
Jeanette
Mirabella
Claudette
What is symbolism? Give an example of symbolism from any text we have read this year.
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Marigolds, Night
What year did Kentucky win their last basketball championship?
2012
Identify the following type of figurative language.
The highway won’t hold you tonight
The highway don’t know you’re alive
The highway don’t care if you’re all alone
But I do, I do.
The highway won’t dry your tears
The highway don’t need you here
The highway don’t care if you’re coming home
But I do, I do.
Personification
What is code-switching?
the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation.
What was the message of Chilish Gamibino's Video for " This is America" ?
The black community continues to be oppressed by others and the government
Internal conflicts take place within the character's own self and external conflict takes place outside of the character.
Man v. man, nature or society
A palindrome is a word that is spelled the same way forward as it is backwards. Give one example.
Mom
Dad
Racecar
Identify the following type of figurative language.
My teacher had to tell us a million times to stop talking during class.
Hyperbole
Spam the following prompt:
Should students be required to pass a test in order to graduate?
For years, the state of Ohio has required students to pass multiple content tests in order to earn a diploma. Now, many other states are following their lead and are implementing the assessments for graduation requirements. Is this the right thing to do? In an essay, discuss if passing tests should be required in order to graduate.
S- Should tests be a graduation requirement?
P-Argue
A- States and decision makers for graduation
M- Essay
Who shot Harrison Bergeron and why?
The Handicapper General shot Harrison because he took off his handicaps. He was fighting back against her oppression and unjust treatment.
What is a theme from The Hate U Give?
People should always use their voice
Speak up for those who can't speak up for themselves.
Name at least 3 of the 5 top Billboard Music Artists of 2018.
Drake
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Cardi B
Give an example of an idiom
Many options!
Raining cats and dogs.
So hungry I could eat a horse
The test was a piece of cake.
What are Ethos, Pathos and Logos?
Ethos= Credibility
Pathos= Emotional
Logos= Logical ( facts and numbers)
You must answer both questions correctly:
1. What school did Starr go to?
2. What neighborhood did Starr live in?
1. Williamson Prep
2. Garden Heights
What are the parts of an introduction paragraph?
Hook, Background Info and Claim
What is the shortest sentence in the English language?
" I am."