Literary Devices
What is the word for repeating initial word sounds like the following example: "Mary met Mark on the marvelous midway" ?
Alliteration
What does FNMI stand for?
First Nations, Metis and Inuit
This is the term for a piece of punctuation that can be used to inquire or ask about something.
Question Mark
This blood type is known as the universal donor, because it can be safely donated to people of all blood types.
O-Negative
The main character in a work of fiction is known as the ____________.
Protagonist
Exaggeration such as "I haven't eaten lunch and I'm starving" or "I have tons of homework" are examples of _________
Hyperbole
This term beginning with the letter 'C' describes the process of European settlers arriving in North America and forcing Indigenous people to live according to European customs and values.
Colonization
Where are commas needed in the following sentence?
I'd love to come to the party but I have Math English and Science homework.
After party, Math, & English
In the game of golf, when a golfer scores one under par their score is called a birdie. When they score two under par, their score is called an eagle. What is the term for three under par?
An albatross
Who is the author of both "I'm Not the Indian You Had in Mind" and "Green Grass, Running Water"?
Thomas King
This is the term for an indirect comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using the words 'like' or 'as' (such as calling a lazy person a 'couch potato')
Metaphor
This is the term for traditional Indigenous bread made from flour, baking powder, salt, water and melted butter that is fried in a pan.
Bannock (fry bread)
A part of a sentence that can stand on it's own; expresses a complete thought
Even though there are 43 quintillion possible configurations, any Rubik's Cube can be solved in this many moves or less.
Twenty
Name FOUR of the types of conflict.
Person vs. Person, Self, Society, Nature, Technology, Supernatural
A reference to a famous literary work or something well-known in history or culture in a work of literature
Allusion
Treating others differently or assuming something about them based on their identity is known as _________
Stereotyping
What are the 3 ways to fix a run-on sentence?
. ; ,FANBOYS
The national animal of Canada is the beaver. The national animal of Scotland is this mythical creature that does not actually exist in the natural world.
The unicorn.
Setting includes...
Time, place (geographic area and specific location) and weather.
What does "omniscient" mean?
Omni: all
Scient: knowing
(3rd person all-knowing narrator)
Name the four sacred medicines (four sacred herbs) according to many Indigenous cultures.
Cedar, sage, sweetgrass and tobacco.
Miss Drury calls the information that tells us who is speaking before a quote a ________
Tag
According to a poll conducted by Instacart, this is the most disliked food in America.
Anchovies.
A one-word concept that relates to the topic or story, used to help develop the theme:
Motif