Figurative Language
What is a simile?
What is a stanza?
Chunks of lines in a poem.
What is the Setting of a story?
The time and place in which it takes place.
What is a thesis?
A one-sentence summary of your essay. Your Main Idea. It should be written at the end of your introduction paragraph.
What is the main idea of a non-fiction text?
Central Idea
What is a metaphor?
Claiming two things to be the same when they are not. (Those 8th graders are a bunch of animals!)
What is a rhyme?
Two or more words that end with the same sound. (ex. You, blue, true)
What is the Conflict?
A problem the Protagonist has to solve in a story.
What is a hook?
The first sentence(s) of your essay. A way to grab the reader's attention.
What is the message behind a fictional text?
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerating beyond what is realistic. (I could eat a hundred burgers right now.)
What is the difference between Tone and Mood?
Tone is the emotion the speaker feels, and Mood is the emotion the reader feels.
Who is the Protagonist?
The main character.
List the three types of paragraphs you write in a formal essay.
Introduction Paragraph, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion Paragraph.
What is Dialogue?
A verbal conversation between characters in a story, marked by "Quotation Marks"
What is symbolism?
When a tangible thing represents an idea. (For example, doves are common symbols of peace, and blue often signifies sadness)
What is an end rhyme?
What is the Climax of a story?
When writing an essay, you always need to _____ your evidence to avoid plagiarism.
Cite (Make note of where you found the evidence)
What is an unreliable narrator?
A narrator you can't trust to tell the story accurately. They may lie about or misunderstand events in the story.
What is an Allusion?
A hidden reference to something recognizable. (Monuments like the statue of liberty, Characters in fairytales like Pinocchio, etc.)
What is a rhyme scheme?
A pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
For example, a Shakespearean Sonnet has a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG over 14 lines, where lines with the same letter have an end rhyme.
What is the Rising Action?
When the Protagonist tries to solve the conflict, but fails and/or new conflicts arise.
What does MEAL stand for?
Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Link
Lightning Round - List as many Literary Genres as possible. $100 for every genre.
Any of these count: Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror, Historical Fiction, Fable, Fairytale, Drama, Poetry, Dystopian, Animal Fiction, Thriller, Literary Fiction / Realism, Romance, Picture Books / Children's Literature, Mythology, Biography, Comedy/Humor, True Crime, Fantasy.