Figurative Language
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as...
What is a simile?
The definition of the vocab word: allusion...
What is a reference to another text, well-known person, place, thing or idea?
The character's names in "The Gift of the Magi"...
Who are Della and Jim?
Jim's real name...
What is James Dillingham Young?
The vocab term for the problem in a narrative...
What is a conflict?
Repeated sounds at the beginning of several words in a sentence...
What is alliteration?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Explain the allusion to The Magi. (Hint: Who were the magi, what were they known for, and how does that connect to Jim & Della's story?)
The allusion (reference) to The Magi in “The Gift of the Magi” shows the true meaning of love and (gift) giving. Like the three wise men who brought gifts to the Jesus when he was born, Jim and Della give up what matters most to them to show their love for each other. The story teaches that the best gifts come from love and sacrifice, not from money or material objects.
The gift Della bought for Jim...
What is a watch chain?
The year the story first published / when the story take place...
What is 1905?
The definition of the vocab word analyze...
What is to examine closely?
A direct comparison of two unlike things (Hint: NOT using 'like' or 'as')...
What is a metaphor?
The definition for the vocab word prosperity...
What is the condition of having good fortune?
Another name for a 'looking-glass'...
What is a mirror?
The gift Jim bought for Della...
What is a set of hair combs?
This missing piece to the acronym RADaR Editing:
Replace, Add, Delete and R_______.
What is reorder?
When human traits are given to non-human objects...
What is personification?
The definition for the vocab word depreciate...
What is to diminish or decline in value?
The items Della and Jim both sacrificed...
What is: Della - her hair, Jim - his watch?
The amount of money Della paid for the watch chain...
What is $21?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
What are the three types of Irony? Explain them!
Verbal Irony: what is said is the opposite of what is meant (i.e., sarcasm)
Situational Irony: when the opposite of what is expected to happen actually happens
Dramatic Irony: when the audience knows something the character does not
A type of figurative language used here: "If Jim doesn't kill me..."? (Hint: an exaggeration)...
What is a hyperbole?
The definition for the vocab word inconsequential...
What is lacking worth or importance; not significant?
The name of the woman Della goes to see, and why...
Who is Madame Sofronie - she sells her hair?
The reason the author uses this simile:
"He was as quiet as a hunting dog when it is near a bird."
What is to show that Jim stopped and observed Della's hair after she cut it (He was surprised)?
The definition for the vocab word theme.
What is a lesson or moral of the story; a message?