Vocabulary
Define "ignorant"
What is, lacking knowledge?
The universal message in a piece of literature
Example: He is as fast as lightning
What is, simile?
Example: "Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd."
What is, rhythm?
Summarize the main conflict in "All Summer in a Day"
What is, Margot was locked in a closet while the sun came out.
Define "corrupt"
What is, immorally using power for your own gain?
The feeling(s) that the reader gets when reading something
What is, mood?
Example: She is the sun in my sky.
What is, metaphor?
Example: "Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight"
What is, rhyme?
Describe diffused responsibility
What is, feeling less responsible for individual actions if you are in a group?
Define "accumulate"
What is, to gather or collect?
The author's specific choice of words
What is, diction?
Example: I'm so hungry, I could eat a million hamburgers
What is, hyperbole?
Example: BANG, BOOM, ZIP
What is, Onomatopoeia?
"Animal Farm" is an allegory for...
What is, the Russian Revolution?
Define "vulnerable"
What is, to be susceptible to harm?
A group of lines in poetry
What is, stanza?
Example: It's raining cats and dogs!
Example: Tall Terry takes his time to talk to Tyler.
What is, alliteration?
In "Hey Come on Out," the items that were thrown into the hole...
What is, later fell from the sky?
Define "anonymous"
What is, having no identity, being unidentifiable?
When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs
What is, irony?
Example: The leaves danced in the wind
Example: Stop and stare straight ahead,
The street is filled, runners are ready to start.
What is, consonance?
In "Lee Sherman and the Toxic Louisiana Bayou" ___________ was responsible for the unsafe fishing conditions
What is, Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG).