Theme
Author's Purpose
Point of View
Figurative Language
Figurative Language 2
100
The theme of a story is the... A) Main Idea of a story B) Life lesson C) Moral of the story D) All of the above
What is all of the above.
100
What does PIE stand for?
What is Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
100
What is the point of view where the person/character in a story is tell their own story?
What is 1st person point of view?
100
A comparison that uses like or as?
What is a simile.
100
What is a hyperbole?
What is an extreme exaggeration.
200
A Theme is a _____________ because it is debatable as long as you can find text evidence to support it. A) Opinion B) Fact C) Narrative D) Rough Draft
What is an opinion.
200
Narratives, or stories, are what kind of Author's Purpose. A) Persuade B) Inform C) Entertain D) None of the above
What is entertain
200
What is the point of view where a person/character in a story is telling someone else's point of view?
What is 3rd person point of view?
200
A comparison that does not use like or as?
What is a metaphor?
200
When you give a nonhuman thing human like characteristics it is called what?
What is personification.
300
A young sixth grade student did his homework every night and studied hard. When he had free time he read and became more knowledgeable. Later in life he excelled in college, did his homework, and got a good paying job. What is the theme of this?
What is...
300
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s. What is the author's purpose?
What is entertain.
300
She did not like to always be the last person chosen for the team. What is the point of view?
What is 3rd person point of view.
300
Is this a simile or a metaphor? The sun is an orange ball in the sky?
What is a metaphor?
300
The sun smiled at the world as it rose in the morning is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is personification?
400
Make up a short story that includes the following theme: Mom always knows best!
What is....
400
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s. What is the author's purpose?
What is inform.
400
I could not find my music player after my brother listened to music on it. What is the point of view?
What is 1st person point of view?
400
Which one is a simile? A) The girl is tall. The tree is also tall. B) The boy said, "Hey, like, that is totally cool?" C) The tree is tall like the Empire State Building. D) All of the above
What is C) The tree is tall like the Empire State Building.
400
You will reap what you sow, and I have a green thumb are what kind of figurative language?
What are idioms?
500
In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
What is...
500
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone. What is the author's purpose?
What is persuade.
500
When the narrator is telling a story and only focuses on the thoughts or words of one character what kind of 3rd person point of view is that?
What is third person limited?
500
My breath is like a rotting, bubbling bowl of raw sewage when I wake up in the morning. Is this a simile or metaphor, and what does it mean?
What is a metaphor. It means bad breath.
500
How many kinds of figurative language have we learned (in our interactive notebooks) so far in class?
What is 5- (similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles, and idioms)
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