LITERARY TERMS
MAIN IDEA
CONTEXT CLUES
LITERARY DEVICES
INFERENCE/MIXED BAG
100
The Five Elements of PLOT
What is EXPOSITION RISING ACTION CLIMAX FALLING ACTION RESOLUTION
100
Animals’ sleeping habits differ in a number of ways. They differ according to what time of day they sleep. Some animals sleep during daylight hours while others sleep during darkness. They also differ in the length of time they sleep.Other animals sleep for weeks or months at a time when they hibernate.
What is Animals sleeping habits.
100
When people heard that timid Bob had taken up skydiving, they were incredulous. What is the definition for incredulous.
What is disbelieving
100
As the alchemist scraped the bar of gold, her skin crawled
What is personification
100
The message an author is trying to get across that can apply to life in general.
What is THEME
200
The four purposes author's use when writing Author's Purpose:
What is to inform (nonfiction), entertain (fiction), to persuade, (persuasive paper), caution (editorial)
200
Are you “twittered out”? Is all that texting causing your thumbs to seize up in protest? If so, you’re not alone. Like millions of others, you may find that all of the pressure for contact is more than enough stress for you! Known as technostress, the bombardment is defined as stress created by a dependence on technology and the constant state of being plugged in or wirelessly connected, which can include a perceived obligation to respond, chat, or tweet.
What is : Known as technostress, the bombardment is defined as stress created by a dependence on technology and the constant state of being plugged in or wirelessly connected, which can include a perceived obligation to respond, chat, or tweet.
200
Raul is an indulgent father. For instance, he lets his daughter stay up as late as she likes and he never insists that she does her homework. Indulgent:
What is lenient
200
Your love is a red, red, rose.
What is a metaphor.
200
An object that represents something important in a story or a poem.
What is Symbol, Symbolism.
300
1. The good guy in the story- 2. The bad guy in the story- or force that works against the character- like a dangerous storm that is threatening the character. 5pts- define prefix "PRO" and "ANT"
1. What is the protagonist. 2. What is the antagonist
300
Mathematics allows us to expand our consciousness. Mathematics tells us about economic trends, patterns of disease, and the growth of populations. Math is good at exposing the truth, but it can also perpetuate misunderstandings and untruths. Figures have the power to mislead people. This paragraph best supports the statement that a.the study of mathematics is dangerous. b.words are more truthful than figures. c.the study of mathematics is more important than other disciplines. d.the power of numbers is that they cannot lie. e.figures are sometimes used to deceive people
What is E.
300
The preacher used a euphemism for an unpleasant subject.
What is a substitution.
300
a narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events, in order to provide background for the current narration.
What is flashback
300
With that came in a wealthy knight, Which was both grave and old, And after him a finikin lass, Did shine like glistening gold What literary device is present and where is it in the poem?
What is Simile "Did shine like glistening gold"
400
The term that defines how a word makes a reader feel.
What is CONNOTATION
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!! Sushi, the thousand-year-old Japanese delicacy, started small in the United States, in a handful of restaurants in big cities. Today, sushi consumption in America is 50% greater than it was ten years ago and not just in restaurants. Sushi is also sold at concession stands in sports stadiums, university dining halls, and in supermarkets throughout the country. This paragraph best supports the statement that a. sushi is now a fast food as popular as hot dogs, burgers, and fries. b. more sushi is sold in restaurants than in supermarkets. c. Americans are more adventurous eaters than they were in the past. d. sushi wasn’t always widely available in the United States.
What is D
400
It is refreshing to see students so excited, so zealous in doing their homework. Zealous
What is dedicated, enthused
400
Dante states: "I saw it there, but I saw nothing in it, except the rising of the boiling bubbles"
What is Alliteration
400
My master still went to school every day and, coming home, he’d still bottle himself up in his study. When he had visitors he’d continue to complain about his job. I still had nothing to eat so I did not become very fat but I was healthy enough. I didn’t become sick like Kuro and,always, I took things as they came. I still didn’t try to catch rats, and I still hated Osan, the maid. I still didn’t have a name but you can’t always have what you want. I resigned myself to continue living here at the home of this school- teacher. Who or what is the speaker?
What is a cat.
500
The literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem. "Traffic jam when your already late"
What is IRONY
500
Advertising affects our lives everyday. Brand names are common household words. We start each day using the toothpaste, soap, and breakfast foods promoted by advertisers. Ads have made the cars we drive signs of our success. Our choices of food, dress, and entertainment are swayed by ads. Not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising. Where is the main idea sentence?
What is first sentence and last sentence
500
Her attitude is haughty. She constantly looks at herself in her locker mirror and asks "Mirror, mirror, on the locker who is the fairest of them all." I think she needs a reality check.
What is conceited, arrogant.
500
The skin on her face was as thin and drawn as tight as the skin of onion and her eyes were gray and sharp like the points of two picks. There are two literary devices-you must answer both to get it right.
What is simile and hyperbole.
500
I stared emptily at the solid wood bench before me, my heart palpitating, cold sweat trickling down my brow. The dim flicker of the fluorescence, which would normally prove irritable was welcomed, for it broke the chaotic silence in the room. The man in black entered the room, walked characteristically to his sitting area, and proceeded to offer me a frigid stare from his grey lifeless eyes.
Where is the speaker and what is he?
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