Personification
A. A comparison of two different things.
B. When human qualities or characteristics are given to an object or idea
C. It is the word choice in a story
B. When human qualities or characteristics are given to an object or idea
What is a metaphor?
A. When an author writes rhymes and repetition
B. When an author uses a formal style in their writing
C. When an author is comparing two unlike things without using like or as
C. When an author is comparing two unlike things without using like or as
What is meant by author's style?
A. Author's style is the way in which they write/how they express their ideas.
B. Author's style is the main idea of the text.
C. Author's style is the genre of writing.
A. Author's style is the way in which they write/how they express their ideas.
What is meant by theme?
A. The theme is the summary of a text.
B. The theme is the comparison between life, humans, and nature
C. The theme is the main message about life and human nature
C. The theme is the main message about life and human nature
Which of the following is an example of personification?
A. The leaves rustled in the wind, gossiping with each other
B. The river was a comforting friend.
C. The vivid image of the changing sky.
D. Both A and B
D. Both A and B
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
A. Her hair was as dark as the winter sky.
B. The lake was a mirror
C. The boy had hands as cold as ice
B. The lake was a mirror.
Author's will often use imagery as a part of their writer's style, what is imagery?
A. Imagery is the use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
B. Imagery is a writing technique used when making comparisons.
C. Imagery is the manner of writing
A. Imagery is the use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
True or False:
The theme is not always implied and readers will have to infer on what the theme is based on evidence from the text.
True
What is the effect of the following use of personification?
The river was talking to me
A. The effect that it creates is a visual image of the river.
B. The effect that it creates is that it shows a feeling of connectedness between the river and the speaker.
C. The effect that it creates is that it is using figurative language.
B. The effect that it creates is that it shows a feeling of connectedness between the river and the speaker.
Choose the metaphor:
A. Life is a highway
B. Life is like a long highway
C. Life is beautiful.
A. Life is a highway
Author's will use figurative language as part of their writing style. Read the statement below and determine whether it is True or False
Figurative language is the literal meaning of the words used by an author.
False:
Figurative language is the imaginative use of words to express ideas that are not literally true.
To determine the theme, it is helpful to...
A. Look at the comparisons that are being made
B. Analyze the characters words and actions
C. Look at the title to see if it contains a significant ideas
D. Both B and C
D. Both B and C
True or false:
The following sentence is not a metaphor:
Hope is the thing with feathers
Which elements help analyze a writer's style?
A. Sentence length and sentence type
B. word choice and descriptive details
C. Repetition of one or more words
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following is a message about life or human nature (AKA theme)?
A. We may not appreciate what we have until it is gone.
B. Life is like a box of chocolate
C. Nature, Magic, and Family
A. We may not appreciate what we have until it is gone.