The Giver
Who is the main character of The Giver?
Jonas
What is: a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit?
A stanza
What is the name of our textbook?
HMH or Into Lit. or Into Literature
Do/What chart
What is the part of speech that describes nouns?
Adjective
Who wrote The Giver?
Lois Lowry
"I wandered lonely as a cloud" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile
What is the job of a narrator?
Another name for a CLAIM is called:
A THESIS Statement
These are examples of what part of speech? :
I, you, he, she, it, ours, them, who, which, anybody, ourselves.
Pronouns
What is the first memory the main character receives from the Giver?
Sledding in snow.
This house is a mess. Look at the garbage. It is piled to the sky!
What is another name for the term hyperbole?
Hyperbole is a literary term for Exaggeration
The turning point in a short story where the outcome of the conflict is decided.
What is the CLIMAX?
What is the term for the attention getting technique at the beginning of an essay?
Hook
Jackson went to the store, and I went to the gym.
What kind of sentence is this?
Simple, compound, or complex.
Compound
What genre is The Giver?
Dystopian/Science Fiction
"The clouds marched across the gray sky" is an example of:
Personification
What is the character who opposes the hero or creates the conflict?
Antagonist
What is the part of the writing process where a writer makes additions, deletions or changes to content to make the paper flow better, and have a strong voice.
Revision
What is the PRONOUN in this sentence?
The museum has updated its sculpture and portrait collections.
its (possessive pronoun)
What unique quality did Jonas have that allowed him to "see beyond"?
Pale eyes (light colored/blue eyes)
The type of poem one might read at a funeral.
Eulogy/Elegy
The message/truth about life the author wants to convey in a story is called the ____________.
Theme **Bonus points if you sing the theme song or learn the theme song**
What nonfiction genre of writing is the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai.
Autobiography
This word means "to say more about or expand on an idea or topic."
What is elaborate?