Figurative Language
Literary Terms
Informational Text
Poetry
Miscellaneous
100
"The fog comes on little cat feet" is an example of what?
What is a metaphor?
100
The main character in a story, or the one most central to the action of the story.
What is Protagonist?
100
In what part of your Social Studies book would you find the definition "abolition?"
What is the glossary?
100
Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form is called what?
What is free verse?
100
In the beginning, Sara Godfrey hates everything about herself. One summer day, however, her brother Charlie disappears, and Sara is terrified. Soon, she forgets all about her miseries. When she finally finds him, she cries with joy. At the end, Sara brings Charlie home and realizes that this terrible day has changed her feelings about herself and her family forever. What organizational structure is this an example of?
What is chronological order? What key words allowed you to figure this out?
200
"Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
200
A series of events in a literary work
What is plot? What are the five basic parts of a plot?
200
What is the purpose of headings and titles in a book or a chapter?
What is to create an order, from the broadest topic to the narrowest topic?
200
The poem "Summer Grass" uses this type of figurative language to make it interesting: "Summer grass aches and whispers"..."The rain hears; the rain answers"
What is personification?
200
A hint given to the reader of what will occur later in the story is...
What is foreshadowing?
300
"It's raining cats and dogs," "You can't teach an old dog new tricks," and "Swallow your pride" are all examples of what type of figurative language?
What is idiom? Idioms are ordinary expressions made up of words that have meanings other than their literal definition.
300
The highest point, also known as the turning point, of a story is known as what?
What is the climax?
300
What part of your book would you find the Copyright information?
What is the front of your book, usually around the first or second pages?
300
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem: Isabel met an enormous bear, Isabel, Isabel, didn't care; The bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous, The bear's big mouth was cruel and cavernous. The bear said, Isabel, glad to meet you, How do, Isabel, now I'll eat you!
What is aa bb cc?
300
What organizational structure is this passage written: "I returned to Rainy Mountain in July. My grandmother had died in the spring, and I wanted to be at her grave."
What is cause and effect? What key word(s) let you know this?
400
"Then off again to Sleep he goes, Still swaying gently by his toes," is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is alliteration? What repeated consonant sound do you keep hearing?
400
What point of view is this story written: "Somehow that night they bothered him. All at once e wanted to yell at them as loud as he could. Hey, look, you guys; you up there in the turret, and you, Bud, out on the wing, and you, fella, you gassing her up, and you two in the truck. Look, we're taking back the ship up tonight, and maybe we won't come back."
What is 3rd person point of view?
400
Abilene, Kan., 559, 560 abolition of slavery, 440-441 absolute location, 4, 12-16 Abzug, Bella, i827 Acadians, i149 Adams, Abigail, i176 What page(s) could I find information about absolute location?
What is pages 4 and 12-16?
400
What is imagery?
What is language that appeals to the five senses-touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
400
The person or thing working against the protagonist, or hero, of a work is known as...
What is the antagonist?
500
What is this poem an example of? Susie's galoshes Make splishes and sploshes And slooshes and sloshes As Susie steps slowly Along in the slush
What is onomatopeoia? What does onomatopeoia mean?
500
"At the western rim of the desert they could see a tall range of mountains, but long before they reached their sheltering shadows the buses made a sharp left turn, and there in the midst of the desert, they came upon rows and rows of squat tar-papered barracks sitting in a pool of white dust that had once been the bottom of a lake." Where is the setting of the story?
What is the desert?
500
What is the purpose of a table of contents?
What is to help you find specific parts of the book quickly and easily? Where is the table of contents found in a book?
500
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore- While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping..." What is the mood of this poem?
What is scary, mysterious- what words help you discover this mood?
500
"I'm eleven today. I'm eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two and one, but I wish I was one hundred and two. I wish I was anything but eleven, because I want today to be far away already, far away like a runaway balloon, like a tiny o in the sky, so tiny-tiny you have to close your eyes to see it." What is the theme of this passage?
What is it's hard to grow up and kids can feel frustrated with themselves and their lives?
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