Figurative Language
Summary Skills
Sound Devices
Point of View
Propel, Provoke, Reveal
200

Lying in the shadow of the ancient willow tree, it seemed to gather me up in a warm embrace.

What is Personification?

200

Name the fiction summary strategy.

What is Somebody Wanted But So Then Finally?

200

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain.

What is Assonance?

200

As Alex walked along, he thought about all the things he wished he'd said during the argument.

"I wish I was braver," he lamented to Todd.

"It's okay, Alex. I'm sure you'll get there one day."

What is Third-Person Limited?

200

To move the story forward with actions or conversation between characters. (Think cause and effect)

What is Propel the Action?

400

That boy's as mean as a rattlesnake!

What is Simile?

400

Name the parts of a non-fiction summary strategy.

What is Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?

400

Both boys bought beautiful bouquets for her birthday.

What is Alliteration?

400

Let me tell you a story about the time I almost died...

What is First Person?

400

Events or conversation that create an opportunity for a character to decide or proclaim the next event or series of events to take place.

What is Provoke a Decision?

600

It's been raining so long I think I just saw Noah go by in the Ark.

What is Allusion?

600

Alice followed a rabbit down a hole where she found a table with cake that made her grow huge and a drink that made her shrink. She started crying in frustration and swam to a new land in an ocean of her own tears. Here she went on an adventure with some weird twins, a funny looking cat, a wise caterpillar and a crazy queen.... Finish the summary.

What is she played croquet and discovered who painted the roses before waking up to realize it was all a dream?

600

Hickory dickory dock/the mouse went up the clock

The clock struck one/the mouse ran down

Hickory dickory dock

What is Rhyme?

600

When you really think about it, cheating on a test is never a good idea. You can't guarantee you won't get caught.

What is Second Person?

600

Spoken words and actions of a character that reveal their personality or traits.

What is Reveal Character?

800

He's a tank on the football field! Those boys don't stand a chance!

What is Metaphor?

800

She invented the robot to help people clean up flood damage after severe weather events. Name the part(s) of the summary that is missing.

What is the Who, Where, and When?

800

Dr. King used this type of sound device in his most famous speech when he said, "I have a dream..."

What is Repetition?

800

The boys walked along the shore looking for the best spot to put their boat in the water. "This looks pretty good to me Sam," chuckled George with a giddy excitement at what the day might hold.

What is Third-Person Objective?

800

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Mr. Frank is told of another Jewish man needing a place to hide. Without consulting the other occupants of the attic he says the man can come and stay with them.

What is Provoke a Decision and Reveal Character?

1000

I'm about to crash out!

What is an Idiom?

1000

The best way to determine what is missing from a complete and accurate summary.

What is determine which parts of the SWBSTF or 5W's have or have not been answered?

1000

The lightning flashed brightly and the thunder sounded with a loud CRASH outside the tiny bedroom window.

What is Onomatopoeia?

1000

Laura felt a deep sense of sorrow at her friend's recent loss. Ginny, looking down over the shallow grave and the small box that now held her once dearest companion, thought to herself, "I really should tell Laura that this isn't really the hamster she gave me for my sixth birthday."

What is Third-Person Omniscient?

1000

The looney gooney kept sending messages to shut down the appliances and keep itself safe, so Mr. T found a "dumb" toaster to help him solve the problem.

What is Propel the Plot and Provoke a Decision?

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