Definitions
Correctly label a plot diagram with the following terms:
Climax
Rising Action
Exposition
Resolution
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution
Slurp! Mmm! Buuuuurp!
Onomatopoeia
Identify a synonym and antonym pair.
Answers vary
hot/cold, happy/sad, sunny/rainy, etc.
A story about the relationship between a boy and his dog. They go on many adventures on their farm and beyond.
Realistic fiction
A 3 line poem made up of 5-7-5 syllables respectively. Usually about nature.
Haiku
Define genre
Category of literature
Go go go go go! Goal!!!!!!
Repetition
Based on it's prefix, reread could mean...
To read something again
The difference between biographies and autobiographies is..
An autobiography is a life story about the person writing it. A biography is the life story of another subject.
The following poem is an example of:
There was an odd fellow named Gus,
When traveling he made such a fuss.
He was banned from the train,
Not allowed on a plane,
And now travels only by bus.
Limerick
Define theme
life lesson learned in the story
He has a heart of gold
Metaphor
Based on its suffix, hopeless most likely means...
Without hope
A story involving gods and goddesses is a...
myth
A poem with no pattern in rhyme scheme, meter, or structure is called...
Free Verse
What is the difference between the denotation and connotation of a word?
denotation - dictionary definition
connotation - common feelings associated with a word
Sally sells seashells at the seashore
Alliteration
Based on its affixes, the word wondrous most likely means...
Full of wonder
Define legend
based on a real person and/or place & facts are stretched beyond nonfiction
Identify one difference between English Sonnets and Petrarchan Sonnets
Petrarchan - 2 stanzas (1 octet, 1 sestet), rhyme scheme, Italian
English - 4 stanzas (3 quatrains, 1 couplet), rhyme scheme, Shakespeare
Define poetry, prose, AND drama
written with a focus on musical quality, condensed language, and intense emotion
written how we speak
written to be performed on a stage
He's always such a Romeo - he gives every girl he meets a flower!
Allusion
Hyperbole also accepted
Correct this sentence (3 errors):
Even though I was exhausted but I finished my homework before midnight
Even though I was exhausted, I finished my homework before midnight.
A story involving vampires and werewolves might be...
Fantasy
A poem that tells a story in stanzas of 4 lines. Usually has an easy rhyme scheme, repetition, and dialogue.
Ballad