Figurative Language
What is a simile?
comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is the setting?
the when and where of the story
Who heard Rumpelstiltskin singing in the forest?
the messenger
How did the Huntsman save Grandma and Little Red Cap?
He cut them out of the wolf
plot
What is the comparison of two unlike things when you say one thing IS another?
metaphor
What is the moral of the story called?
theme
In The Three Spinsters, what reason did the mother give the queen for beating the girl?
she wanted to spin flax all the time
In Hans in Luck, why did Hans want to trade away his gold?
It was heavy
In Rumpelstiltskin, what did the queen have to do to keep her child?
spin straw to gold
What do you call extreme exaggeration?
hyperbole
What is the climax?
the turning point of the story
In Cat and Mouse in Partnership, what did they hide and where did they hide it?
They hid fat in a church
In The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats, where did the youngest goat hide?
the clock case
In Hansel and Grethel, why was the stepmother trying to get rid of Hansel and Grethel?
She didn't think they had enough food.
What is it called when you have repetition of consonant sounds?
alliteration
What is are the events leading up to the resolution called?
falling action
How are the Three Spinsters described and why are they like that?
Big lip for licking thread, big thumb for twisting and broad foot for treading
How did the king bring Faithful John back to life?
he spread the blood of his dead children on the statue
What did the mother goat put in the wolf’s belly?
stones
Give an example of an idiom
answer may vary
What is the introduction of the story called when the author provides the characters and setting?
exposition
How was Faithful John faithful? (provide 2 different ways)
multiple ways....explain
In Cat and Mouse in Partnership, what clues could have told mouse what kind of friend cat would be? How should Mouse have known that Cat wasn’t going to be nice?
He is a cat
Provide an example of falling action from one of our fairy tales.
answers will vary