Figurative Language
What kind of figurative language is this?
The shadow creeped around the corner to an alley.
personification
Which word has the most positive connotation?
a.) cheap
b.) affordable
c.) inexpensive
d.)economical
affordable
A text written about someone's life is called what?
Biography
The main character in a text, the character the author focuses most of the narrative attention.
*Normally the good guy of a story*
protagonist
A word that uses the Latin root "scrib" or "script," meaning "to write."
Many possible answers
What kind of figurative language is this?
Ricardo uncovered dirty diamonds as he dug in the ground.
alliteration
Which of the following words has a more negative connotation?
a.) confident
b.) proud
c.) egotistical
d.) assertive
egotistical
DAILY DOUBLE
A story about the origins of a culture's beliefs and practices, or of supernatural phenomena, usually derived from oral tradition and set in an imagined supernatural past.
a.) folktale
b.) myth
c.)fable
b.) myth
Writing that is told directly from the perspective of narrator: the story is told from his/her own point of view and refers to him/herself as "I."
first person point of view
An actor who plays this many parts is said to have a dual role.
What is two?
DAILY DOUBLE
What kind of figurative language is this?
The brown, yellow, and red leaves swirled around the cold, deserted parking lot.
imagery
Which word best creates a negative tone?
The old grandfather hobbled down the hallway.
hobbled
Writing that is about real events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented.
Non-Fiction
Is this indirect or direct characterization?
Direct Characterization
The Greek root "phon" means "sound." Which word does not belong?
a.) telephone
b.) symphony
c.) microphone
d.) photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
(photo means light)
What kind of figurative language is this?
Chad has a heart of gold.
metaphor
What are two synonyms of the word lazy that have a positive connotation?
relaxed, chill, easygoing, etc.
DAILY DOUBLE
Stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting.
Realistic Fiction
The literary term that refers to the emotion or feeling that is associated with a word. (Generally: positive, neutral, negative)
Connotation
Which suffix is commonly used to change a verb into a noun?
a.) -ful
b.) -ment
c.) -ly
d.) -ing
Example: Enjoy to enjoyment
This sentence contains an example of...
a.) apostrophe
b.) metaphor
c.) symbolism
d.) personification
Personification
Which three italicized words from paragraph 6 best convey that the author feels a sense of beauty and joy?
At the sight of Dan's children, the iceman would toss out an extra block, the surplus ice arcing toward the street in a dream of captured light before exploding into frozen bliss on the cobbles. Decorum was traded for the fleeting comfort of ice.
dream, bliss, comfort
The reader can tell this selection is expository because it--
a.) defends a position with supporting evidence
b.) provides factual information logically
c.) integrates details to describe an event
d.) presents the events chronologically
Writing that is told from the perspective of an outside narrator. It includes all of the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What is Third Person Omniscient Point of View?
A quick scan of Saint-Saën's biography provided little assistance--the information was nearly incomprehensible to a beginner such as myself.
The word incomprehensible contains a root word that means to--
a.) enjoy
b.) listen
c.) construct
d.) understand
e.) invent
Understand