Central Idea & Theme
Man versus nature / survival in harsh conditions
What is the central idea of To Build a Fire?
“He reimagined the way computers, music, and phones worked.”
What is a sentence from Steve Jobs showing he was innovative or Creative?
Personification
What is a figurative language type where nonhuman things get human-like traits?
Creative and new ideas
What is innovative?
Identify the subject: “The man built a fire to survive the cold.”
What is The man?
Courage and bravery when facing fears
What is the theme of Coraline?
“Her eyes were black buttons that glimmered as she smiled.”
Provide text evidence from Coraline that shows the other mother is dangerous.
Metaphor
What is a figurative language type that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one thing is the other?
Threatening/spooky/creepy
What is ominous?
Correct the sentence: “coraline opened the door and saw the other mother”
“Coraline opened the door and saw the other mother.”
The danger of blindly following tradition
What is the theme of The Lottery?
“The lottery was conducted—like always—by Mr. Summers, as it had been for years.”
In The Lottery, which detail supports the idea that the town blindly follows tradition?
Alliteration
What is a type of figurative language that has repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in proximity to each other?
scolding or warning
What is reprimand?
Fix the run-on: “Steve Jobs founded Apple he changed technology forever.”
“Steve Jobs founded Apple, and he changed technology forever.”
Guilt and paranoia can destroy a person
In The Tell-Tale Heart, what is the central idea?
“I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad?”
Show text evidence in The Tell-Tale Heart that the narrator is guilty.
Simile
What is a figurative language type that compares two things (typically using the words “like” or “as”?
Nervous or uneasy
What is apprehensive?
Which sentence is correct?
A) “The Raven is a poem, it is about grief.”
B) “The Raven is a poem; it is about grief.”
B) “The Raven is a poem; it is about grief.”
The narrator’s sorrow over Lenore leads to obsession and despair
How does The Raven show the theme of grief?
“He had traveled a long distance without thinking about the dangers of the cold.”
what is sentence shows the man underestimated nature?
Name the two figurative language types in this passage: In The Lottery, the stones “seemed to glisten like evil diamonds.”
What is simile and imagery?
The narrator’s lost love / grief
Who Lenore?
Add the correct punctuation: I can’t believe it he said as he opened the lottery box
“I can’t believe it,” he said as he opened the lottery box.