Compare & Contrast
Tell the word for the meaning below:
to explain how two or more things are similar
Compare
Choose the correct word for the meaning.
the type of narration used, as in first person, second person, or third person
A. setting B. point of view. C. character
B. point of view
relating to everyone
A. Universal B. topic c. theme
A. universal
Tell the figurative language described
This compares two different things, using the words “like” or “as” to draw attention to the comparison.
a. metaphor b. hyperbole c. simile
C. simile
to explain how two or more things are different
Contrast
The sequence of events that take place in a work of literature.
A. Plot B. Setting C. character
A. plot
Tell me the meaning of implied
A. stated in text
b. suggested but not directly stated
c. relating to everyone
B. suggested but not directly stated
This compares two different things, similar to a simile. The main difference between a simile and a metaphor is that metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.”
a. Metaphor b. simile c. hyperbole
A. metaphor
the subject of a text, usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun
Topic
the time and place of the events in a work of literature
A. conflict B. Setting C. literary element
B. setting
Tell the word for the meaning below:
The subject of a text, usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun.
A. infer B. topic C. theme
B. topic
This is giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things. This could be physical attributes (“the eye of the needle”), emotional attributes (“a single lonely shoe”), or human actions (“a leaf dancing in the wind”).
a. Personification b. simile c. hyperbole
A. personification
the central message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life
Theme
an individual in a literary work whose thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions move the action of the plot forward.
A. plot B. Setting c. Character
C. Character
Complete the sentence with the correct word
to determine something not stated directly by using reasoning and evidence from the text is to _______
a. infer b. implied c. find the theme
A. infer
This is a great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.
a. personification b. hyperbole c. alliteration
B. hyperbole
the social, political, and economic circumstances that existed during a certain period in history
Historical Context
the message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life.
A. Theme B. B. point of View c. plot
A. theme
Kayla wants to find the the message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life, what is she finding?
a. topic b. plot c. theme
C. theme
This is the use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing.
a. allusion b. alliteration c. Onomatopoeia
C.Onomatopoeia