Lit Devices
Funny in Farsi
Kaffir Boy
Pick One
Everyday Use
100
I am a comparison that uses like or as.
What is a simile.
100
I am a type of nonfiction text in which a writer shares something from his or her own experience.
What is a personal narrative.
100
I am the exact words spoken by a person.
What is direct dialogue.
100
I control the rhythm of a story through specific choices in sentence length and word choice.
What is narrative pacing.
100
I wrote "The Color Purple."
Who is Alice Walker.
200
I am a direct comparison. "You eyes are stars."
What is a metaphor.
200
I moved from Abadan, Iran to Whittier, California.
Who is Firoozeh Dumas
200
My philosophy was that school was a waste of time.
Who is Mark Mathabane.
200
I moved away from the protected suburbs of Maryland to what city?
What is Baltimore.
200
I am as merciless as a man.
Who is Maggie.
300
I am a hint or clue about what will occur later in the story.
What is foreshadowing.
300
He spent several years in Texas and California as a graduate student.
Who is Dumas' father.
300
I am an "underground" bar.
What is a shebeen.
300
I am the ethnicity of David Matthews mother.
What is Jewish.
300
I am Wangero
Who is Dee.
400
I am a scene in a novel set in a time earlier than the main story.
What is flashback.
400
She asked my mother to identify Iran on a map.
Who is Mrs. Sandberg.
400
I am the female head of the house.
What is a matriarch.
400
I am an African American minister and civil rights activist that was assassinated in 1965.
Who is Malcolm X.
400
I am layers of fabric that are joined together to make a warm bed covering.
What is a quilt.
500
I am the pairing of two opposites.
What is oxy-moron.
500
I am the name of Firoozeh's elementary school.
What is Leffingwell.
500
I am Mujaji.
What is Mathabane's mother's maiden name.
500
I am an African American writer and social critic specifically mentioned in "Pick One."
Who is James Baldwin.
500
I am what Wangero calls a valued object that connects with one's cultural tradition.
What is your heritage.
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