Parts of Speech
People, Places, Things
What are nouns?
Comparing things using like or as
What is a simile?
This should be in the beginning of most stories.
What is the setting and characters?
Dahl did this to Mrs. Prattchet.
What is put a dead mouse in a candy jar?
The name of the vocabulary guy.
Who is Mr. Ball?
Words that show action
What are verbs?
When someone exaggerates to prove a point.
What is hyperbole?
This is the most exciting part of the story.
Thwaites dad said Licorice Bootlaces were made of this.
Pandora did this.
What is opened a box that was not to be opened?
These describe nouns
What are adjectives?
Comparing things not using like or as
What is a metaphor?
This is the name of the timeline of events of a story.
What is a plot?
What time period does Dahl's stories take place and how do you know?
What is the 1920s and we know because they used to hit kids in school?
When citing a line directly from the book do this.
What is put it in quotation marks and the paragraph number in parenthesis.
These take the place of a noun
What are pronouns?
A closed mouth catches no flies means this.
What is if you keep your mouth closed you can't get in trouble for what you say?
This leads towards the climax.
What is rising action?
What is a tuck box?
The gods brought the box to Epimetheus to punish _______
Who is Prometheus?
These describe location, examples: Over, Under, Between
What are prepositions?
This school year has chewed me up and spit me out. is an example of this.
What is a lesson or a theme?
Mrs. Pratchett would do this if you didn't spend enough money in her candy shop.
FINAL JEOPARDY !!!!!!!
What are 4 of the 5 candies that Dahl and his friends love so much?
What is Licorice Bootlaces, Gobstoppers, Tonsil Ticklers, Sherbet Suckers, and Pear Drops