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What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing is a hint at future events
What is an adjective?
An adjective are words that describe nouns.
What is setting?
Setting is where a story takes place.
What is theme?
Theme is the message of the story.
What does the word dialogue mean as it is used in this sentence?
We laughed during the play at the dialogue between the hero and his silly partner.
Dialogue means conversation.
Sue was driving her car in the middle of winter. There was ice on the ground and her car started to slide. She tried to get control but couldn’t and crashed into a tree.
What might have happened if it was summer?
There wouldn't have been ice on the ground, so her car wouldn't have slid out of control.
What literary device is this an example of?
Brian bought the lottery ticket, but he didn't know that it would change his life. He bought it on a whim. He went to his job. He worked for his boss. He drove home. He loved his family. He lived his life. Then the news came on TV.
This is an example of foreshadowing.
What is the definition of a metaphor?
A metaphor is when you compare two different things together, without using like or as.
What is the definition of a simile?
A simile is when you compare two things together using the words like or as.
What are Jim and Dale doing in the bushes?
"Shh…" Dale whispered to his friend Jim. Jim stopped talking mid-sentence and looked at Dale. Dale was dressed in a fluorescent orange sweater with the hood up and a camouflage vest over the sweater. He saw Dale point his rifle at the horizon and squint, and then Jim looked where the barrel was aimed. A large 10-point buck trotted about thirty meters from the bushes behind which Jim and Dale were positioned.
Jim and Dale are hunting.
What literary device is this an example of?
“Simba, let me tell you something my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.” –The Lion King
This is an example of foreshadowing.
What is this an example of?
The leaves danced along the breeze.
This is personification.
Which of these sentences has an adjective in it?
a. There is a mouse in the house.
b. The tall man wore a blue hat.
c. The cheetah ran around the plains.
The correct answer is b. The adjectives in this sentence are tall and blue.
What is this an example of?
My father has eyes like a hawk. He finds out even the minutest of things.
This is an example of a simile because they compare two things together using the word like.
What does the word alliteration mean?
Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence.
How can a setting affect the plot of a story?
Setting can change the outcome of a story.
What is this an example of?
Life is a highway.
This is an example of a metaphor.
What does the word coherent mean as it is used in this sentence?
She convinced us with her coherent argument.
Coherent means understandable.
What type of figurative language is being used in this poem?
There is no clutter cluttered up
more closely, I presume,
than the clutter clustered clingingly
in my friend, Betty's room.
Alliteration: The alliteration in this poem is clutter, clustered, and clingingly.
What does the word pristine mean?
The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution.
Pristine means clean or fresh.
What does the word symmetrical mean as it is used in this sentence?
Gordon wasn't sure that he cut out the shapes properly. He was afraid that he might have made them uneven, but his teacher assured him that his shapes were perfectly symmetrical.
Symmetrical means made up of exactly similar parts, looking the same.
What is the theme of this story?
In his sophomore year of high school, basketball legend Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play. The coach cut Jordan from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. The next year, Jordan made the varsity squad. He averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
The theme of the story is to never give up.
How does the setting affect the plot?
-In England, there is a Parliamentary Monarch, which means a king or queen makes all the laws.
If the story took place in the United States how do you think it would change?
In the United States, we have a president and a congress who make the laws.
It was a beautiful spring day when Grasshopper crossed paths with an ant. Ant was working very hard, carrying bits of food deep down into his anthill. “Why are you working so hard?” Grasshopper said. “I want to have plenty to eat,” Ant replied. Grasshopper laughed. “Plenty to eat!” he cried. “Why there is food everywhere that you look!” “That’s true,” Ant said. “There is enough food for today. But there will come a day when it won’t be true.” Grasshopper ignored him and hopped away
Soon the seasons changed and it was winter. When the fields were covered with snow, Ant sat in his anthill, safe and warm, his stomach full, confident that he had enough to eat to see him through the winter. Grasshopper, who had not made any preparations for winter, shivered, and went from one friend to another begging for food and feeling very foolish indeed.
What is the theme of this story?
The theme of this story is that you should be prepared.
Why would a poet only capitalize one word in a poem?
To draw your attention to that word.