Figurative Language
Author's Craft
Vocabulary
Point of View
Random Questions
100

What is it when an author makes an object mean something more than the literal meaning?

Symbolism

100

What is it called when an author gives you a glimpse of what will happen later?

Foreshadow

100

What type of summary doesn’t allow your opinion to be included?

Objective Summary

100

Which point of view uses “I”, “my”, “we”?

First Person

100

What is the repetition of the beginning sound of a word called? 

Alliteration

200

What is it when an author compares two things using “like” or “as”?

Simile

200

What is it called when an author gives you a glimpse of something that happened in the past?

Flashback

200

What is it called when you assume a conclusion based on evidence?

Inference

200

Which point of view uses “you”?

Second Person

200

What is it called when an author uses strong detail to create a picture in the reader's mind? 

Imagery

300

What is it when an author makes an object do something only a human could do?

Personification

300

What is it called when we see the world differently based on our experiences in the world?

Perspective

300

What is it when you make a statement that expresses your belief with evidence to support it?

Claim

300

Which point of view uses “she”, “he”, “they”?

Third Person
300

What does the main character in the Main Street story say she wants when she's watching the snow plow?

She wants to move through the world that powerfully and silently. 

400

What is it when a word is also a sound?

Onomatopoeia

400

What is it called when an author tells the story through the eyes of multiple characters?

Multiple Points of View

400

What do you call a word that means the same as another word?

Synonym

400

Which point of view blends multiple types of POV together?

Hybrid

400

Why does Celeste leave in the Main Street story? 

The town has a lot of racism. 

500

What is it when an author uses extreme exaggeration?

Hyperbole

500

What is it called when an author shows what the character is thinking inside their head?

Inner Thinking

500

What is the lesson/message of a story called?

Theme

500

Which point of view is the narrator not using inner thinking?

Third Person

500

What is it called when a character comes to a sudden realization about something important? 

Epiphany

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