His foot is the size of a ship. This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is 'hyperbole.'
100
When a conflict has been solved at the end of a story, this is called the _________. Ex: The criminals were arrested and placed in jail. Then the neighborhood went back to normal, and Kim lived happily ever after.
What is 'resolution.'
100
Identify the author's purpose that states facts. Ex: A How-To-Book
What is 'to inform.'
100
What organizational pattern uses key words like 'since, due to, then, so, as a result, because, or therefore'?
What is 'cause and effect.'
100
The message about life, what you learn about life
What is theme?
200
Rather than staying together, the group dispersed, and many became lost.
"Dispersed" most nearly means:
1)sat down
2)laughed
3)scattered
4)arranged itself
What is 'scattered.'
200
A character that is multi dimensional, they have many character traits
What is a round character
200
When the story plot is interrupted to tell memories from the past
What is a flashback
200
To give inanimate objects characteristics that are human is called _______.
What is 'personification.'
200
Irony is a contrast between expectations and reality. Name the three different types of irony.
What is 'situational, dramatic, and verbal.'
300
In the following sentence the word "subsidized" means:
The new zoo project will be subsidized by city, county, state, and federal funds.
1)prevented
2)forgotten
3)replaced
4)financed
What is 'financed.'
300
What literary technique refers to a respected figure in history or literature to catch the reader's attention? Ex: Thou shall not kill
What is 'allusion.'
300
Identify the 4 main authors' purposes.
What is 'To inform, express, persuade, and entertain.'
300
What organizational pattern tells the order in which events happen in time? Ex: First, next, then, and finally
What is 'chronological order.'
300
A series of conflicts leading to the climax.
What is 'rising action.'
400
Which of these words are a meaning for the word "core"? Choose all that apply.
1)to cut out the heart of a fruit
2)in tennis, to score six points
3)the center part of an apple or other fruit
4)the main part of a belief
5)a type of mineral
What is:
1)to cut out the heart of a fruit
3)the center part of an apple or other fruit
4)the main part of a belief
400
Provides the background information needed to properly understand the story, such as the protagonist, the antagonist, the basic conflict, and the setting.
What is 'exposition.'
400
The repetition of consonant sounds.
What is alliteration
400
The author's attitude toward the subject of the work.
What is 'tone.'
400
Simplified character who does not change or alter his or her personality over the course of a narrative.
What is 'static character.'
500
referee : game :: moderator : debate
?What is the analogical relationship?
What is 'purpose.'
Explanation: a referee makes sure that the rules of a
game are followed; a moderator makes sure the rules of a debate are followed.'
500
A character whose personality and morals develop throughout the narrative and give an example from something we have read in class.
What is a 'dynamic character.'
500
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature and give an example from something we have read in class.
What is 'foreshadowing.'
500
when other uses descriptive language to appeal to senses
What is sensory images or imagery
500
When something real stands for or means something different in the story it is called _______________. Used a lot in Greek mythology.