Figurative Language
This is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another (NOT using "like" or "as").
What is a metaphor?
This is the time and place a story happens. It helps create the mood and context for the characters and events in the story.
What is the setting?
This is the struggle or problem that characters face in a story. It is what drives the plot and makes the story interesting.
What is conflict?
This is the protagonist in The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
Who is Kenny Watson?
My Side of the Mountain is written from this point of view.
What is first person point of view?
This is a word that imitates or resembles the sound it describes. These words help make writing more exciting by allowing readers to hear the sounds in their minds.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the (hidden) message of a story. It is what the author wants to teach or express through the characters' experiences and events.
What is theme?
This refers to the main character in a story and is a key element that drives the plot and story development.
What is the protagonist?
The Mysterious Benedict Society can fall into several genres. Identify at least one.
What is adventure/mystery/coming of age?
Name both parts of the setting of My Side of the Mountain.
What are the Catskill Mountains, and what is 1959?
A figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally. It's often used for emphasis or to create a strong impression.
What is hyperbole?
This is the way a story is told, or who tells it. It shows us the thoughts and feelings of the character. The three types are first, second, and third.
What is point of view?
This is a literary device where the opposite of what you'd expect happens in the story, adding humor or suspense.
What is irony?
We read a non-fiction informational article on the 16th Street Church Bombing. In The Watsons there was a very dramatic chapter based on this historical event. What did we call this part this part of the plot diagram?
What is the climax?
This is the name of the magazine our class reads, which contains mostly informational and persuasive articles.
What is Storyworks magazine?
A literary technique where we give human traits or characteristics to non-human things, animals, or ideas. It helps make descriptions more vivid and relatable.
What is personification?
This is writing technique that gives hints or clues about what might happen later in a story. It helps build excitement and prepares readers for future events.
What is foreshadowing?
This literary element is the feeling/atmosphere/"vibe" that a story creates for the reader.
What is mood?
In the poem "The Good Hours", Robert Frost writes that the cottages along the street have "shining eyes". This is an example of a type of figurative language.
What is personification?
What is external conflict?
A phrase or expression that has a meaning different from the literal meanings of the individual words. It can reflect cultural or common sayings and can be confusing if taken literally.
What is an idiom?
This is when the protagonist struggles with a conflict from within (his/her own thoughts and feelings).
What is internal conflict?
This is the first part of the plot diagram that usually introduces or "exposes" the reader to the key elements of the story, such as the setting, main characters, and the conflict.
What is the exposition?
Exploring the Titanic was a non-fiction text that gave us information, but it was told like a story. Name the genre.
What is narrative non-fiction?
In The Watsons Go to Birmingham, readers were surprised to find out mean Grandma Sands was actually very sweet, small, and frail. The author used this type of literary element to surprise readers.
What is irony?