Reading 9th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
The paragraphs of a poem are called_______?
What is a stanza?
The person who writes a poem
What is a poet?
When the narrator explicitly says what a character is like.
What is "Direct Characterization"
What's this classroom number?
B26
"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of ______?
What is a simile?
This is the first paragraph in an essay.
What is the Introduction
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
STEAL is an acronym for what literary device?
What is indirect characterization?
What does P.I.E stand for?
Point, Illustration/Information, Explanation
"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of ___?
What is hyperbole?
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
What is an Antagonist?
What is a 'bad guy' or a 'villain'
A word which sounds like what it mean
What is onomatopoeia
What are Literary Devices
techniques used by writers to enhance their writing and create specific effects on the reader.
The lesson or the moral of the story in a text
What is theme?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
What is the last day of classes are in session?
June 16
What is the verb in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
What is "drive"
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
Words that have the same ending sound_______?
What is rhyme?
What is the purpose of 9th grade English?
To practice skills necessary for life. Other acceptable answers (build reading stamina, build reading comprehension, practice thinking critically etc).