Figurative Language
What type of fgurative language is this?: I am so thirsty my throat is as dry as a bone
Simile
What is expository writing?
It gives information and teaches how to do things by first, second, next and then instructions.
Who is the narrator of the story?
Pony Boy
What does Liesel's Papa (Hans Hubermann) teach her to do?
He teaches her to read!
What is foreshadowing?
A warning or indication of a future event to happen.
Give a example of a hyperbole?
(teacher will tell you if it is correct)
What 3 are the three parts in an expository paragraph?
A topic sentance, supporting sentances, concluding sentance.
What Soc Member was killed?
Bob
Who is Jesse Owens?
He is a black American track and field athlete.
What are static and dynamic charachters?
Dynamic is someone that changes and static is someone that doesn't change and stays the same.
List the 5 main types of figurative language?
Simile, metaphor, onomaopoiea, prsonification, hyperbole.
What is the most effective way to write a conclusion?
Restate the topic question.
True or false that Cherry was falling in love with Dally?
TRUE
What are some symbols within The Book Thief?
Some main themes could be death, war, books, paint, and soccer balls.
What is a theme of the story? And give an example.
A main idea that the author conveys through the story (not the plot)
What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?
To start a convorsation in a tense situation
Do an example of alliteration using 5 words?
(teacher will say if correct or not)
Who says the quote "It's like i'm a middleman in a tug-of-war and I am being split in half"
Soda pop
Who are the people with yellow stars on their clothes marching through the town?
Those people are the ones going to the concentration camps.
What are the five types of conflict?
Man vs Man, Man vs nature, Man vs Technology, Man vs Self, Man vs supernatural, (internal and external)
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor? give an example of each.
Similie uses like or as to compare something and metaphor still compares but does not. (teacher will correct)
What are 5 characteristics of descriptive writing?
Paints a Picture, Uses figurative language, Is precise + specific, Uses active verbs, Avoids cliches
What is the teachers name that Pony Boy talks to in the ambulance?
Jerry Wood
Liesel's mother is described as a communist. Why is it important in the story?
It is important because this is how Liesel ends up in the town where the story takes place.
What is the perspective third person omniscient?
A point of view where a narrator knows all the thoughts, feeling, and actions of all of the characters.