Name That Figurative Language
Fiction Text
MCA Test Prep
Oh Captain, My Captain!
Can You Use Context Clues?
100
After playing in the snow all day, Robert's skin was cold as ice.
What is a simile.
100
The person who tells the story.
What is the narrator.
100
To find similarities and differences of characters in a story.
What is compare and contrast.
100
A row of words, usually numbered.
What is a line.
100
The long hike up to the top of the mountain was extremely grueling. What does grueling mean?
What is tiring.
200
The table sighed under the weight of Anna's heavy books.
What is personification.
200
The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience.
What is tone.
200
Questions that have several possible answers marked by letters, you need to choose the BEST answer.
What is multiple choice questions.
200
Name the rhyme scheme for this poem: Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky
What is AABB.
200
The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses. What does conspicuous mean?
What is easily noticed.
300
I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant
What is hyperbole.
300
The series of related events in a story or play, sometimes called the story line.
What is plot.
300
Name the 6 elements of a story.
What is setting, plot, conflict, resolution, theme, tone.
300
A group of lines in poetry written in a regular, repeated pattern
What is a stanza.
300
I was so parched after walking 10 miles in the hot, dry desert. What does parched mean?
What is thirsty.
400
Curiosity killed the cat.
What is adage.
400
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot; used to create suspense.
What is foreshadowing.
400
What someone thinks or feels; a belief (can't be proven).
What is opinion.
400
The use of concrete objects to represent or express abstract concepts.
What is symbolism.
400
The delightful aroma of food cooking in the kitchen made my mouth water. What does aroma mean?
What is smell.
500
The buzzing bee flew away.
What is onomatopoeia.
500
The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work; rarely stated directly; at least one sentence.
What is theme.
500
A nonfiction, usually informative piece of writing--think magazines or newspapers.
What is an article.
500
A pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
What is rhyme scheme.
500
Marsha is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice. What does novice mean?
What is beginner.
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