Literary Elements and Figurative Language
Which of the following is NOT a Literary Element:
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Plot
D. Sentences
D. Sentences
Literary Elements are the pieces that make up a story, including Characters, Settings, Events, and Plot
When referring to Author's Purpose, what does PIE stand for?
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
Identify what type of sentence this is: I like ice cream.
A. Interrogative
B. Imperative
C. Declarative
D. Exclamatiory
C. Declarative
The sentence is making a statement (or declaration)
What do the prefixes un-, in-, and im- mean?
A. With
B. Not
C. Before
D. Badly
B. Not
Example: Unimpressed, Immature, Independent
What is the following sentence an example of: Honesty is the best policy
A. Text Features
B. Author's Purpose
C. Literary Elements
D. Theme
D. Theme!
The theme is the main message, lesson, or moral in a story
Read the sentence and identify the figurative language: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Alliteration
B. Hyperbole
Hyperboles are exaggerations
Author's Craft is the language and techniques that a writer uses to...
A. Make their writing interesting
B. Have fun while writing
C. Communicate ideas to the reader
D. Both A and C
D. Both A and C!
Authors work on their craft to make their writing interesting and communicate ideas to the reader
What is the simple subject of the following sentence: The sky is blue and has clouds.
A. The
B. Sky
C. Blue
D. Clouds
B. Sky
The complete subject is the sky"
What does the prefix re- mean?
A. Again
B. Before
C. Not
D. Between
A. Again
Example: Redo
When you say the major events in a story (Who, what, where, when, why, but, how) in your own words, what are you doing?
A. Monitoring and Clarifying
B. Retelling
C. Making Connections
D. Identifying Figurative Language
B. Retelling
When you retell a story in your own words, it helps you understand it better
What Literary Elements are usually introduced at the beginning of the story?
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Plot/Events
D. Both A and B
D. Both A and B
Typically, readers are introduced to the characters and setting before they learn the problem and plot in the story
If someone is writing a fantasy novel, what is the primary Author's PURPOSE for writing the story?
A. Persuade
B. Inform
C. Entertain
What type of punctuation should be at the end of this sentence: What does the key look like
A. Period
B. Question Mark
C. Exclamation Point
B. Question Mark
What does the key look like?
What does the suffix -ly mean?
A. Having the quality of (changes noun into an adj.)
B. Act of
C. State of
D. In a certain way (changes adj. into adverb)
D. In a certain way (changes adj. into adverb)
Example: Friendly
Read the following sentence from a story: "Sarah and I went to the park on Saturday."
What point of view is this story in, and which word shows the POV?
A. First Person, I
B. Second Person, and
C. Third Person, Sarah
A. First Person, because the sentence has the word "I" in it
Read the sentence and identify the figurative language: I'm as cold as ice
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Alliteration
A. Simile
Similes make comparisons using the words "like" or "as"
A. Voice, or writing style
B. Mood, or the reader's emotions and feelings (mystery, fantasy, horror)
C. Language (Vocabulary, vivid word choice)
D. Figurative Language (simile, hyperbole, metaphor)
E. None of the Above
E. None of the above!
Combine the following two sentences to create a sentence with a COMPOUND Predicate:
Mark goes to the mall. He buys a new t-shirt
Mark goes to the mall and buys a new t-shirt
What does the suffix -y mean?
A. Having the quality of (changes noun into an adj.)
B. Act of
C. State of
D. In a certain way (changes adj. into adverb)
A. Having the quality of (changes noun into an adj.)
Example: Speedy
Which is the correct way to use quotation marks the following sentence: I am looking forward to the party, Maria says, as we walk down the street.
A. "I am looking forward to the party, Maria says, as we walk down the street."
B. "I am looking forward to the party," Maria says, as we walk down the street.
C. "I am looking forward to the party, Maria says," as we walk down the street.
D. I am looking forward to the party, Maria says, "as we walk down the street."
B. "I am looking forward to the party," Maria says, as we walk down the street.
The only part of the sentence in quotation marks is the words that Maria says.
What are the literary elements (characters, settings, plot and events) of Kitoto the Mighty?
Characters: Kitoto, River, Sun, Wind, Mountain, and Mountain Mouse
Setting: The Savannah
C. Plot: Kitoto is searching for the most powerful being in the world so he can be protected from the hawk
D. Events: Meeting each being
If an author was writing a biography, what would be the primary PURPOSE?
A. Persuade
B. Inform
C. Entertain
B. Inform
If the writing is nonfiction, the primary purpose is to inform!
Name all of the correct punctuation for the following sentences: Declarative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, Imperative
Declarative and Imperative have a period at the end of the sentence, Interrogative has a question mark, and Exclamatory has an exclamation mark.
Which part of the word is the prefix added to, and which part of the word is the suffix added to?
The prefix is added to the front of the word, and the suffix is added to the end of the word.
Example: In-dependent / Soft-ly
When you don't understand something that you just read, what should you do?
A. Monitor and Clarify by Rereading
B. Retell the story
C. Find the text features
D. Stop Reading
A. Monitor and Clarify by rereading!
When you don't understand what you just read, reread it and look for context clues