Figurative Language
What is Onomatopoeia?
A word that represents a sound
What is the difference between memoir and biography?
A memoir is a story written by the author that describes their life.
A biography is a story written by someone else other than the subject.
List FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
He/She/They pronouns are used instead of I in which point-of-view?
3rd Person
In which book does one character transform into a different one, then back again?
American Born Chinese
What is hyperbole? Give an example
An exaggeration of something
Ex. "This backpack weighs a ton!"
What is author's purpose?
The intent the author has for writing.
Ex. To persuade, to explain, to humor, etc.
What is wrong with this sentence? Give an example of a correction.
Even though she left the water running last night.
It is a sentence fragment.
Correction: Even though she left the water running last night, she didn't get yelled at by dad.
You/Your pronouns are used in which point-of-view?
2nd person
What was the main character's name in The House On Mango Street?
Esperanza
What is an analogy?
Can give an example as an answer
A comparison between two things to explain or clarify an idea.
Ex. Gas is to car as wood is to fire
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author's attitude that is implied towards a subject.
Mood is the feeling the reader gets from the literature.
What is wrong with this sentence? Give the correction.
Bryce was always looking at my Jeopardy answers it was so annoying.
It is a run-on sentence.
Correction: Bryce was always looking at my Jeopardy answers. It was so annoying.
What is author's voice?
The style of writing an author has.
Ex. Pacing, tone, characters.
In The Odyssey, which main god/goddess does not want Odysseus to return home?
Poseidon
What is literary allusion?
Brief and indirect reference, normally to something of significance.
Daily Double!
What comes after the resolution in a plot?
The denouement.
In The Odyssey, which god/goddess help convince Calypso to let Odysseus leave her island?
Hermes
Daily Double!
What is an oxymoron?
Can give an example for an answer
Two ideas that contradict each other
Ex. Deafening Silence, Freezer Burn, etc.
Daily Double!
Which one of these book titles is incorrect?
Americanized - Between Shades of Gray - Tell The Wolves
Tell The Wolves -> Tell The Wolves I'm Home