Figurative Language
Genre
Theme
Main Idea
Point of View/Narration
100
What is a simile?
Comparision using like or as
100
This is a fake story, but it COULD BE real.
What is realistic fiction?
100
The definition of theme is...
A lesson or moral learned from a story.
100
What is the main idea?
The purpose of the text. The main thing the author wants us to know.
100
The point of view that a story uses when it says "I" "me" and "my"
What is first person?
200
What type of figurative language is being used: The trees danced in the wind.
What is a personification?
200
Something written about someone's life, by that someone.
What is an autobiography?
200
A theme can apply to __________________ (who?).
What is EVERYONE?
200
What is another way of asking for the main idea?
Asking for an appropriate title.
200
When the narrator only knows about ONE character
What is third person limited?
300
Comparision without like or as...
What is a metaphor?
300
Really short story, talking animals, and a moral.
What is fable?
300
One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning round again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but with no greater success. Again and again he tried after the tempting morsel, but at last had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: "I am sure they are sour."
Theme: It is easy to hate what you cannot get.
300
What is the main idea: Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. "Turtle" may refer to the order as a whole or to fresh-water and sea-dwelling testudines.
Facts about turtles.
300
This is when a narrator can see the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters.
Third person omniscient
400
What type of figurative language is being used: Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is a alliteration?
400
The genre that focuses on the beauty of language.
What is poetry?
400
What is a possible theme of Finding Nemo?
Multiple answers...
400
Give this paragraph an appropriate title: Sunset is the time of day when our sky meets the outer space solar winds. There are blue, pink, and purple swirls, spinning and twisting, like clouds of balloons caught in a blender. The sun moves slowly to hide behind the line of horizon, while the moon races to take its place in prominence atop the night sky. People slow to a crawl, entranced, fully forgetting the deeds that still must be done. There is a coolness, a calmness, when the sun does set.
Various answers...
400
When the narrator can only see ACTION
third person objective
500
What would we call it if a fire station caught on fire? Be specific!
What is SITUATION IRONY?
500
Factual writing that is trying to influence the reader in some way.
What is persuasive writing?
500
Think of a book, story, or movie and identify a theme found in that work. Be able to explain. No explanation will result in loss of points.
Multiple answers...
500
What is the main idea: The movie Apollo 13 was a blockbuster for the summer of 1995. It is an exciting story about space exploration. In the movie, the astronauts get in trouble while they are trying to return to Earth. People in the audience are on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens. What makes it even more exciting is that it is a true story.
Apollo 13
500
This is a rare type of narration that uses the pronouns "you" or "your"
second person narration
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