Figurative Language
Stargirl
Grab Bag
Texts We Read
Narrative Essay
100
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
100
Whose POV is the story told from?
Leo.
100
Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving.
Is this ethos, pathos, or logos?
Logos
100
What were the three Studysync stories/essays we read? (Must have full name to be correct)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Let 'Em Play God
The Lottery
100
What is at the top?
1. Exposition
2. Resolution
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
4. Climax
200
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
200
What is the name of Stargirl's pet rat?
Cinnamon
200
What is the meaning of the root word "aud?"
to hear/sound
200
What tradition does the small village we read about continue each year?
The Lottery
200
Where in a narrative essay is the setting of the story usually established?
The Exposition
300
What is hyperbole?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken seriously.
300
What is the name of Leo and Kevin's school talk show?
Hot Seat.
300
Which best describes rising action in a story arc?
The events that help build up/lead up to the climax. Builds tension.
300
Which of the Narrator's senses does he say became the most powerful?
Sound/Hearing
300
What type of POV is used in the sentence below?
You wake up to the sound of rain drumming against the window. You pull the covers tighter around you, reluctant to face the day.
Second Person
400
What is alliteration?
The repetition of identical sounds in successive or close syllables within a group of words
400
What did Stargirl give Danny Pike?
A new bicycle.
400
Name the figurative language used in this sentence:Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration
400
What does let 'em play God mean?
The audience should know more than the characters in the movie/text know
400
What are details that make a person's writing come alive in the mind of the reader?
Sensory details/descriptive details
500
What is an idiom?
An expression that holds a different meaning than its literal meaning
500
What state does the story take place in?
Arizona
500
What is an example of deductive reasoning?
1.All mammals have hair. A dog is a mammal. Therefore, a dog has hair.
2.All mammals have feathers. A dog is a mammal. Therefore, a dog has feathers.
3. All mammals have hair. A dog is a mammal and so are cats. Cats must be the same as dogs.
1. All mammals have hair. A dog is a mammal. Therefore, a dog has hair.
500
What is the saying Old Man Warner repeats regarding why the village does the lottery
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."
500
What are the ",he said"/ ",she said" at the end of dialogue called?
Dialogue tags