Literary Terms
He remains the weakest most helpless human being I ever met, and yet he was one of the most powerful. What literary device is this?
What is IRONY
From the poem "The Road Not Taken" what does the line "and both that morning they equally lay" AND "knowing how way leads on to way?"
TWO PARTS
What is both roads looked the same to the speaker AND one choice leads to the next leads to the next.
The bicycle has been damaged.
Tom ate the slice of pizza.
Which is active voice which is passive?
The bicycle has been damaged. - passive
Tom ate the slice of pizza.- active
What does the prefix AMB mean?
Swish, bam, boom, crash. What literary device is this?
What is Onomatopoeia?
This helps us tell where props are located, describes where the actors go, what the setting is.
In "Mother to Son" what symbolizes the hard life? Good life?
What does reachin' landins' mean?
THREE PARTS
What is
A. tacks, splinters, boards torn up
B. crystal stair
C. Reaching goals, accomplishments
It was the boy's dream TO BE a millionaire?
Which verbal is being used here?
Infinitive, participle, gerund
What is an infinitive?
What does the prefix "para" mean?
What type of character changes from the beginning of the story to the end?
It increased my fury as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage. This is an example of
What is a SIMILE?
What does Kino see in the pearl at first (three things) and what does he see by the end (three things)
After: wife beaten up, Coyotito dead, dead man lying in the path.
Tom's confusing message did nothing to solve the mystery.
Which verbal is being used?
Infinitive, Participle, Gerund
What is participle?
What does the suffix "Cian" mean?
What is one who is skilled in?
What is an allusion?
Gramps tells Brink he will stay up in the tree for a million years is an example of what literary device?
What is a HYPERBOLE
In The Outsiders at the end after the brothers talk and decide not to fight what do they do and what does it symbolize? (Two Parts)
They are sure the extra planning will make the difference.
What verbal is being used?
Infinitive, Participle or Gerund
What is a gerund?
What does the base "cep" mean?
What is to take?
Read the line from the poem "The Road Not Taken."
"Her hardest hue to hold."
Which two literary devices are being used?
What is: Personification and Alliteration
We know that the narrator wants to kill the old man but the old man has NO idea. What type of irony is this?
Gramps and Brink have an ANTAGONISTIC relationship. 1.Describe what this means and 2. Provide one example.
3. What literary device is Brink?
1.Showing opposition towards someone.
2. Gramps puts words in Brink's mouth.
(Any example provided)
3. Personification
Find the mistake.
After taking four years of french, Gerard is ready to study abroad.
What is FRENCH?
What does the base "cise" mean?
What is to cut?
As I walked out of the darkness of the movie house I had two things on my mind...
What is the POV of this line from the novel The Outsiders?
What is First Person?