Literary Elements
What is a simile?
Comparison of two things using like or as
What is setting?
The time and place of a story
What is a static character?
A character that stays the same throughout the story.
What is first person point of view?
I, me, my
Commas: which one is correct?
A. Jan, Dot, Steve and, Corey are coming to the party.
B. Jan, Dot, Steve, and Corey are coming to the party.
B. Jan, Dot, Steve, and Corey are coming to the party.
What does the A in ACCES stand for?
Answer
Who is the main character in "They Odyssey"?
Odysseus
What is a metaphor?
Comparison of two things without using like or as
When two characters fight, what type of conflict is that?
Person vs person
What is a dynamic character?
A character that changes throughout the story.
What is second person point of view?
You, your
Capitalization: Which one is correct?
A. Aunt Dora teaches at Jefferson high school.
B. Aunt Dora teaches at Jefferson High School.
B. Aunt Dora teaches at Jefferson High School.
What does the S in ACCES stand for?
Summarize
Name one monster that the characters face.
Cyclops, Scylla, Charybdis, or Sirens
What is onomatopoeia?
A formation of a word from a sound it is associated with like boom.
When a boat is wrecked by storm, what type of conflict is that?
Person vs nature
What is third person limited point of view?
Only being able to see through the lenses of one character and uses third person pronouns.
What is mood?
How the reader feels
Nouns: Name the proper noun in this sentence:
Many tourists enjoy visiting England.
England
How many sentences should your explanation be?
2-3
How long was Odysseus away from home?
20 years
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
When a character can't decide what to wear, what type of conflict is that?
Person vs self.
What is third person omniscient?
Narrator knows all the characters thoughts and feelings.
What is tone?
The author's attitude towards the subject
Subject-verb agreement: Which word in the parentheses is correct?
Two dogs and a cat (lives, live) in that house
live
What goes in parentheses after a citation?
Author's last name and page number
How did Penelope keep avoid marriage for so long?
She would weave and unweave a shroud.
What is an allusion?
References a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
When a character goes up against their government, what type of conflict is that?
Character vs society
Name the 5 components of the plot mountain.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is an objective summary?
Subject-verb agreement: Which word in the parentheses is correct? The Thomases or the Millers (is, are) taking us in their car.
Are
Answer, context, cite, explain, summarize
What was Odysseus's son's name?
Telemachus