Fiction/Literary Devices
What is theme of a story?
The lesson that can apply to your life.
simile is:
a comparison using like, as, or than
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
England, 1843, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, the morning after Christmas
What is the setting of The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
Wethersfield, Connecticut Coloby, 1687
Identify the sentence Opener:
Merry Christmas!
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Identify the nouns:
After recess, the students played dodgeball at PE.
Recess
Students
Dodgeball
PE
What is the order of the plot elements?
Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
metaphor is:
comparing two things by saying one is the other
man v. supernatural
What is the conflict of the Witch of Blackbird Pond?
Kit must learn how to keep her independent spirit wihtout acting impulsively.
During the Christmas play, we notice the kid dressed as a sheep hopping off the stage.
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Identify the verbs:
Laura will complete her project tonight so she can relax tomorrow.
will complete
can relax
What do you follow to understand the theme of a novel?
The main characters' development
personifcation is:
giving a nonhuman thing human qualities
What is the theme of A Christmas Carol?
Redemption is possible for anyone if you are willing to change. Greed and indifference towards others will doom you for eternity.
What is the genre of The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
Historical Fiction
Since Josh was super tired, he fell asleep while the choir was singing Silent Night.
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Abraham Lincoln was born in a one room log cabin on February 12, 1809.
Abraham Lincoln
Symbolism is:
physical items that represent ideas
an author using words to appeal to the senses
Give a quick summary of A Christmas Carol.
Scrooge is a stingy miserable man who changes after 3 ghosts visit him and show him how he will end up chained for eternity to his sins if he does not change his ways.
What best describes a puritan community?
very religious, strict, and self-sacrificing
Unexpectedly, the kid dressed as a donkey in the manger started barking.
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Identify the predicat:
Abraham Lincoln was born in a one room log cabin on February 12, 1809.
was born in a one room log cabin on February 12, 1809
hyperbole is:
extreme exaggeration
alliteration is:
using repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words
What must a holiday drama include?
Happen around Christmas. Contain character redemption arcs. End happily.
What is ironic about the Puritan Community?
Puritans came to America for religious freedom, but they are predjudiced against the Quakers.
Jumping from his slumber, Josh was confused by the noise of the "dog."
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Edit the sentence:
marcus who loves hunting got up at 4 in the morning to sit in the deer stand and missed her first period exam
Marcus, who loves hunting, got up at four in the morning to sit in the deer stand and missed his first period exam.
repeated vowels sounds (in the middle of the words)
What is the rhyming scheme of this poem:
"God rest ye merry gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour,
Was born on Christmas Day"
abcb
It made the Christmas play all that more interesting.
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Identify the 3 dress-ups:
The frazzled teacher, who hadn't slept, ran around frantically looking for her copies.
who/which clause
quality adjective
-ly word