Literary Devices
"Timmy was brave like a lion" is an example of this literary device.
Simile
3 examples of theme words are...
See Me
These are the names of the four 8th grade teams
Raiders, Patriots, Galaxy, and Comets
Thanksgiving turkey is most often served with this type of fruit sauce.
Cranberry sauce
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
This literary device is when you give human characteristics to a non-human thing.
Personification
This is a gift from the theme Gods
Everyone gets 200 points
This is the name of New Mark's newest assistant principal.
Mr. Loe
A female turkey is called a Hen. What is a male turkey called?
A Tom
Which U.S. president was the "Teddy" bear named after?
Theodore Roosevelt
This literary device is like a hint about something that will happen later in the book.
Foreshadowing
This is the definition of a theme
A message about a topic/big idea (theme word)
This is the year that New Mark first opened.
1973
Which 2 NFL teams always play a game on Thanksgiving?
The Lions and the Cowboys
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
This is an image or object that is repeated multiple times over the course of the story and has some kind of deeper meaning.
Motif
The word "abstract" means...
Something that exists as a thought or idea, but has no physical form.
STARs of the month are selected based off of one of these 4 qualities
Self-Starter, Trustworthy, Respectful, Responsible
Which president declared Thanksgiving a national Holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
This movie that came out in 2009, is the highest grossing film of all time.
Avatar
This device is when a story makes a reference to another well-known story. (Like saying "he was Romeo, I was Juliet")
Allusion
Themes are ALWAYS these 3 things
1. One sentence
2. Universal
3. Arguable
New Mark Middle School is located on this street
NE 106th St
The first Thanksgiving was shared between the pilgrims and this Native American tribe
The Wampanoag
In Egyptian mythology, the God Anubis is depicted as having a human body, and the head of this animal...
A jackal (dog)