Theme
Sequence
Characters
Poetry
Figurative Language
100
What is a theme?
What is a moral or lesson to a story
100
What are the plot elements of a story?
What is exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action resolution
100
What are main characters of a story?
What is the most important characters that we see throughout the whole story
100
What is a stanza?
What is a group of lines much like a paragraph
100
What are 3 types of figurative language?
What is hyperbole, alliteration, idiom
200
Kara chose to play a difficult song on the piano for her recital. Her teacher told her to pick an easier one, but she knew she could handle the more challenging one. Kara practice every day before and after school. When her friends called to see if she wanted to play, she told them she couldn't because she had to practice. On the day of her concert, Kara blew the competition out of the water. The audience couldn't stop clapping once she finished.
What is hard work pays off.
200
Describe the climax of a story
What is it is the turning point/ most exciting part of the story.
200
What is a protagonist and antagonist?
What is protagonist is the hero antagonist is the villain
200
Why do people write poetry?
What is to express their feelings about something
200
The typical teenage boy’s room is a disaster area. What type of figurative language is used here?
What is metaphor
300
How is the main idea different from theme?
What is theme is the moral or lesson found in the story whereas the main idea is what the story is mostly about
300
What goes into the exposition of a story?
What is the introduction of characters and setting of the story.
300
What is the difference between personality traits and physical traits? Give examples of both.
What is personality traits- how the person acts- friendly, bossy, energetic physical traits- tall, fat,
300
What is a rhyme?
What is words that sound a like
300
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
What is a simile compares two things using like or as
400
Kevin had a big book report at the end of the quarter. Why start now? He has 3 weeks to do it! Besides, he just got a new video game! The next day, Kevin thought about doing his work, but decided to go play with his friends instead. He could go to the library over the weekend anyways. Kevin spent the whole weekend at his cousins farm instead of completing his work. Two weeks passed and Kevin still hadn't picked a book. By the time he got one, there wasn't enough time to read the book and complete the report, so Kevin had to take a zero on the assignment and failed his reading class. What is the theme?
What is always get work done when you should
400
What is an example of a dynamic/ static character?
What is a answers may vary
400
what is imagery?
What is when the author paints a picture with their words
400
What is a hyperbole? Give an example of one
What is an exaggeration. I had 100 hours of homework to do last night.
500
Being a good friend is always important. Think of two stories that have this as their theme.
What is answers may vary
500
What are the types of conflict that are in literature stories?
What is character vs character character vs nature character vs society character vs self
500
What is the difference between dynamic and static characters?
What is static characters- do not change over the course of the story dynamic characters- change or grow due to what happens in the story.
500
What are two types of poetry?
What is haiku, couplet, acrostic
500
It's raining cats and dog What figurative language is this an example of?
What is idiom
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