Brooklyn is an example of this literary element in the novel, From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun.
What is setting?
100
"Her laugh was like a breath of fresh air on a sweltering hot day" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is simile?
100
Although often written very realistically, this genre is created using the author's imagination.
What is fiction?
100
The voice telling a story
What is the narrator?
100
Crossing out the obviously incorrect answers first
What is process of elimination?
200
the events of a story
What is plot?
200
"I called you a million times, and you didn't answer!" is an example of this literary device.
What is hyperbole?
200
Informational texts, magazine and newspaper articles, and real journal entries are all part of this genre.
What is non fiction?
200
The main character is telling the story
What is first person?
200
this answer choice might be partially correct, but is not the best answer--it is meant to trick you.
What is the distractor?
300
Melanin's response to EC's relationship with Kristin is an example of this literary element.
What is conflict?
300
"The news was a bomb in the middle of my normal morning" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
300
This genre puts made-up characters in actual settings and events from the past.
What is historical fiction?
300
When You Reach Me is told from the point of view of this character.
Who is Miranda?
300
You must use this to make your final decision between the two best answer choices
What is evidence?
400
Persistence is an example of this literary element in the story, "Fly Away Home."
What is theme?
400
"The sun smiled upon us," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
400
This genre uses stanzas instead of paragraphs.
What is poetry?
400
"Once upon a time, an old man, an old woman, and their little dog named Tutti, lived at the edge of a forest. Every day, the old man would..." This folk tale is an example of this kind of narration.
What is third person?
400
You are deciding between two answers that both have some evidence in the text. Doing this will help you make the best choice.
What is rereading?
500
For Melanin Sun, thoughtfulness is an example of this sub- category of a literary element
What is a character trait?
500
When an author gives clues that something might happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
500
The purpose of this age-old genre that combines elements of fantasy and reality is to entertain while passing on valuable lessons and cultural knowledge.
What is folk tale or fable?
500
This kind of narrator is not a character in the story, but knows the thoughts and lives of multiple characters in the story.
What is omniscient?
500
This type of multiple choice question has its own system for arriving at the best answer, which includes underlining, looking for clues, and substituting answers