VOCABULARY 1
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 1
VOCABULARY 2
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 2
LITERARY TERMS
100
Which word means easy to notice; obvious?
What is CONSPICUOUS
100
Which term means a comparison of two things using the words like or as?
What is SIMILE
100
You would most like respond INDIGNANTLY if someone ______________________. A. praised you B. hired you C. insulted you
What is. . . . . C. insulted you
100
SPELLINGBINDING STORIES SPIN THE IMAGINATION OF LISTENERS. This is an example of ___________________________.
What is ALLITERATION
100
The perspective from which a story is told is called___________________?
What is POINT OF VIEW
200
Which word means to hate; to dislike someone or something greatly?
What is LOATHE
200
Which term means giving an object human traits or characteristics?
What is personification?
200
Something is CONSPICUOUS if it is easy to _____________. A. get angry at B. lose C. see
What is. . . C. see
200
EVEN DIAMONDS ARE JEALOUS OF YOUR BEAUTY. This is an example of _____________________________.
What is PERSONIFICATION
200
A feeling that a literary work conveys to the reader is called _____________________.
What is MOOD
300
Which word means disgusting; hateful; unpleasant?
What is VILE
300
Which terms means comparing two things WITHOUT using the words like or as?
What is METAPHOR
300
If I LOATHE you, I _____________________. A. hate you B. love you C. miss you
What is . . . A. hate you
300
OUR LIVES ARE GRAPES, BITTER AND SWEET. This is an example of _________________________.
What is METAPHOR
300
The sequence of related events that make up a story is the _______________.
What is PLOT
400
Which word means the act of keeping someone dow, physically or mentally, through harsh and unjust use of power?
What is OPPRESSION
400
Which word means a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
What is ALLITERATION
400
A person is VILE if he or she is __________________. A. lovable B. hateful C. angry
What is . . . B. hateful
400
TRACK COACHES LOOK FOR RUNNERS WHO SPRING AS FAST AS CHEETAHS. This is an example of _________________________.
What is SIMILE
400
The meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that is communicated in a text/selection is _____________.
What is THEME
500
Which word means angrily aroused by something mean, unjust, or unworthy?
What is INDIGNANTLY
500
Which word means the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning? Examples: bang; hiss
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
500
Oppression is experienced when a person or group is _____ _______________________________________________. A. rewarded through verbal praise B. kept down, physically or mentally, using harsh power C. given a medal of honor for serving the government
What is. . . B. kept down, physically or mentally, using harsh power
500
THE THUMP, BOOM, BANG, OF MY SISTER HITTING TENNIS BALLS AGAINST OUR GARAGE DOOR WAS ANNOYING. This is an example of ______________________.
What is ONOMATOPEOIA
500
What is a synonym for the term CENTRAL IDEA (who & what the text/story is about)?
What is MAIN IDEA?
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