writing
How the reader knows it is a new paragraph
Tab the first word in
Name the fig lang:
I'm so cold, I'm a snowman!
metaphor
What is the name of the protagonist in The Outsiders?
Ponyboy
What is foreshadowing?
A hint of something that will happen later.
vit, viv means:
life
How does the reader know your title is a book and not from an article?
italics
Name the fig lang:
The clouds were smiling down on me.
personification
What genre is The Devil's Arithmetic?
historical fiction
What literary device was used in The Giver when they said that community members would get "released"?
euphemism
What is the meaning of
super, sur
over, above, beyond
What goes in the parentheses after a citation?
Author's last name and page or paragraph number
What type of fig lang is
I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off
pun
Why did Jonas run away from his community in
The Giver?
He learned that there are choices that he is not allowed to make
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is how the author writes; mood is how the writing makes the reader feel
What is the meaning of
jur, jus, jud
law, justice
What should every supporting detail begin with
transitional phrase
What does this idiom mean?
A house divided against itself cannot stand
If people don't work together, nothing will get accomplished
Why does Johnny tell Ponyboy to "Stay gold"?
He wants him to keep his innocence and not get hardened like Dally.
What literary device is used here?
After tasting three types of chocolates, Susie announced, "This one is just right!"
allusion
What is the meaning of
ben, bene, bon
good, well
The 5 parts of MLA format
What are Times New Roman, size 12, double space, 1 inch margins, proper heading
What type of fig lang and what does it mean?
A leopard can't change its spots.
idiom
People rarely change from who they are.
What is ironic about the sign over the concentration camp that said, "Arbeit Macht Frei"?
It means work will set you free but work only made people sick or killed them.
What are the three types of irony?
verbal, situational, dramatic
What is the meaning of
frail, fract, frag
break, shatter