The turning point of the story, when there is the highest amount of tension or when the characters/ or readers are most excited.
What is the climax?
100
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
100
The author of Speak is_____________________
The title Speak gets what kind of punctuation marks?
What is Laurie Halse Anderson?
What are long punctuation marks? The title Speak is underlined.
200
asleep, resting or non-active
What is dormant?
200
This literary element provides the reader with hints of what might happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing?
200
A break in the story to return to earlier events is known as...
What is a flashback?
200
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
Example:
"He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
200
Why is the setting important in the development of novel The Outsiders?
The setting is important in the development of The Outsiders because the setting shows us that there is a conflict between the Greasers and the Socials. The setting tells us that the Greasers are from the East side of town and the Socials are from the West side of town.
300
A comment one makes in order to put down, or to humiliate someone can be considered_______________
What is degrading?
300
Something that represents a larger idea. Example: The American flag
What is symbol or symbolism?
300
Metaphors, similes, personification, and onomatopoeia are all examples of...
What is figurative language?
300
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
What is personification?
Example:
"My teddy bear gave me a hug"
300
Romeo and Juliet's death ends the family feud. What part of the plot does Romeo and Juliet's death represent?
What is the resolution?
400
Ms. Wolf and Miss Stead will not condone cheating on the final exam. In this sentence condone means....
What is allow or support?
400
When the author provides the reader with many details, providing a clear "picture" for the reader...
What is imagery?
400
In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the author makes references to Paul Newman, Charles Dickens (Great Expectations),Mustangs and Corvairs. These are all examples of this literary element.
What are Allusions?
400
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.
What is a Hyperbole?
400
A character that grows and changes throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
500
uncontrolled or excessive
What is immoderate?
500
Involves generalizations about the "typical" characteristics of the members of a group. An example: All Greasers are criminals.
What is stereotyping?
500
This literary element provides background information, introduces characters and establishes the setting and conflict.
What is Exposition?
500
" I started buttoning up the shirt. It about swallowed me."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
500
Nothing Gold Can Stay is a poem. Who is the author and what punctuation would you use for the title?