Definitions
Definitions 2
Figurative Language
Figurative Language 2
Grab Bag
100
comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile?
100
When and where a story takes place
What is setting?
100
An example would be: The icy wind clawed viciously at my face.
What is personification?
100
Choking to death on a life saver.
What is ironic?
100
Respect Your Elders
What is theme?
200
Hints or clues about what will happen next in a story
What is foreshadowing?
200
The series of events of a story (action)
What is plot?
200
An example would be: She was as stubborn as a mule.
What is a simile?
200
When algernon lost his intelligence and died
What is foreshadowing?
200
p. 360 --- Mood?
What is dark/ominious/creepy?
300
The message or subject/idea behind a story
What is theme?
300
Comparing two things by saying one IS the other
What is a metaphor?
300
An example would be: His eyes were the oceans she drowned herself in.
What is a metaphor?
300
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is plot?
300
Characterization of Barbara Frietchie
What is strong-willed/independent/brave?
400
The feeling a story creates in a reader
What is mood?
400
Dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
400
***DAILY DOUBLE*** An example would be: The sweet, sugary smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls filled the room.
What is imagery?
400
The homemade soup wrapped its arms around my soul.
What is personification?
400
The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected
What is irony?
500
Expression of the author's attitude/opinion toward the subject matter
What is tone?
500
The emotion/feelings a word brings to mind
What is connotation?
500
The appearance, beliefs, actions, and important aspects revealed about a character
What is characterization?
500
"For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths--for you the shores a-crowding"
What is imagery?
500
Give an example of a simile
********** She is pure as snow. His fists were like boulders. ***********
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