Literary Terms/Morphemes
This literary term refers is when someone compares two things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
Identify if the following is a Thematic Topic or Thematic Statement.
Family
What is a Theme Topic?
This character type is complex, relatable, and has many personality traits.
What is a round character?
. Author's perspective refers to the unique combination of...
A. ideas, values and beliefs
B. tone, diction, and voice
C. tone, purpose, and syntax
D. voice, style, and imagery
What is A. ideas, values and beliefs?
Identify the statement as true or false:
Main idea and Theme are the same thing.
What is false?
This is when the language is so vividly descriptive that you can IMAGINE everything the author is saying. It appeals to the 5 senses.
What is imagery?
Identify which of the following is an example of a THEME STATEMENT.
A. Connor overcame his obstacles with his mindset
B. Rosa took a bad situation and made the best of it
C. Friendship
D. People's decisions are often an indication of their true character
What is D. People's decisions are often an indication of their true character?
The character who can represent evil in some plots, but who primarily presents obstacles for, and who works against the story's main character in some way.
What is an antagonist?
The deer population
has grown tremendously in recent
years. Each year at hunting season, hunters are able to help
control the deer population and
prevent many deer from starving.
The author's perspective is...
A. The author favors deer hunting
B. The author thinks that deer are harmful to the environment
C. The author does not favor deer hunting
D. The author loves deer
What is A. The author favors deer hunting?
This is the best way to explain or define main idea.
What is a one sentence summary of a text?
OR
What is a quick summary of what a text/passage is mostly about?
The word "symphony" most likely originates from one of the following choices:
A. phony, because the instruments are trying to mimic (fake) natural sounds
B. symp, because the audience admires the musicians
C. sym, because the instruments play together
D. pony, because the musicians used to ride small horses to their performances
What is C. sym, because the instruments play together?
This is the best definition of theme.
What is thee lesson/message the author is teaching.
OR
What is a universal message about life the author is trying to express?
This character type stays basically the same throughout the story's plot, despite the circumstances he/she endures.
What is a static character?
Read the following and decide whether the author is in favor or feels positively towards the subject, if they feel unfavorably or negatively towards the subject, or if they are neutral or unbiased. "Although there are many types of pets, dogs are clearly the better choice as they are much more intelligent and have keen senses to help protect their owners. They make the best pets!"
What is in favor or feel positively?
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
This is the main idea:
A. Soccer is important at the Olympics.
B. Soccer is a worldwide sport.
C. Soccer is also called football.
D. Soccer is played by men and women.
Cancel
What is B. Soccer is a worldwide sport?
All the following words originate from the morpheme 'pro' EXCEPT this one.
A. promotion
B. propeller
C. proliferate
D. prong
What is D. prong?
Read the following passage from a story.
As Tai strummed the guitar, Charlesa looked at her with pride. For so long, Tai's fingers had clumsily tripped over the strings, but now she played the song with ease. Getting to this point hadn't been easy for Charlesa, either. She sighed, trying to bury the memories of all the screaming tantrums Tai had thrown. Once, she nearly threw her guitar against a wall. But now when Tai smiled, and the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama" floated out of the instrument, Charlesa smiled, too. It had been worth it.
One of the following is most likely a theme of the story.
A. Playing a musical instrument is too much work.
B. Hard work can bring great rewards.
C. Friends shouldn't try to teach each other new things.
D. It's OK to give up on yourself.
What is B. Hard work can bring great rewards?
Read the following and determine if the author used direct or indirect characterization.
"His wife walked briskly in front of him in a faded sundress that hadn't fit her correctly since the birth of their second son."
What is indirect characterization?
In order to determine author's purpose, you can use these literary devices to help you find it...(name at least TWO) .
What is diction, connotation, tone, mood, and style?
Water comes in three forms: liquid, solid, and gas.
Water can be a liquid. It flows. It has no shape of its own. A liquid takes the shape of its container.
Water can be a solid. Solids have their own shape. Water in its solid form is called ice.
Water can be a gas. Gas has no shape. Water in its gas form is called vapor.
What is this text mostly about?
A. types of liquid
B. states of matter
C. forms of water
D. gas has no shape
What is C. forms of water?
One of the following words does NOT originate from the morpheme meaning "against".
A. official
B. obscure
C. offense
D. opposition
What is A. official?
When Curtis transferred to our high school from some fancy private school, I was assigned the job of showing him around our building. First, I showed him our trophy case. Our school has done put together some quality teams and programs over the years, so our trophy case was pretty full. Curtis was not impressed. He claimed that the trophy case at his old school was at least twice as big as ours and much more crowded. Next I showed him our swimming pool. Not every high school has a swimming pool, so we were proud of ours, but Curtis couldn't care less. "The swimming pool at my old school is bigger and more modern. This one looks kind of dirty," he said with disdain. I continued to guide Curtis around the school, showing him our cafeteria, gymnasium, and even our garden, but Curtis seemed disappointed with everything that he saw. He'd quickly compare it to his old school, which in his words was superior to ours in every way. The last thing I showed Curtis was the front door. I told him that he would like this one best because he could walk through it and go back to his old school.
What is the theme of the story?
A. Do not criticize things that are dear to others.
B. A thing worth doing is worth doing correctly; cutting corners comes at a cost; better to do a thing once the right way then many times the wrong way.
C. Give credit where credit is due; a good relationship has to have some give and take.
D. Treat others as you wish to be treated; what goes around, comes around.
What is A. Do not criticize things that are dear to others.?
Billy was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown
trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine. He walked briskly down the
street. He was trying to do everything briskly these days. Briskness, he had decided, was
the one common characteristic of all successful businessmen. The big shots up at
Head Office were absolutely fantastically brisk all the time. They were amazing.
excerpt from "The Landlady” by Roald Dahl
These are the two parts of STEAL being used here to create indirect characterization.
What is Looks and Actions?
There are THREE types of biases that can be used to determine an author's perspective. They are....
What is positive, negative, an neutral or unbiased?
Coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s. They are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold.
The name "coronavirus" is derived from the Latin corona, meaning crown or halo. The name refers to the characteristic appearance of the infective form of the virus, which is reminiscent of a crown or a solar corona.
Question :
Coronavirus is...
A. Group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds only.
B. Group of viruses that cause respiratory and tract infections in humans.
C. Group of viruses that cause common cold only in human.
D. Group of viruses that name after a Latin scientist
What is B. Group of viruses that cause respiratory and tract infections in humans?