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Literary Skills
Literary Skills 2
Stuff We've Read
Similes & Metaphors
Sentence Structure
100
"when and where a story takes place"
What is SETTING
100
the series of events that make up a story
What is PLOT
100
the names of the two main characters in the story "The Gift of the Magi"
What is JIM & DELLA
100
"Her eyes were as bright as jewels" is an example of a _____.
What is a SIMILE
100
. <--This punctuation is called a ____.
What is a PERIOD
200
the problem to be solved in a story
What is CONFLICT
200
the main message or moral of a story; a general statement about life or humanity; a lesson to be learned
What is THEME
200
the name of the main character from "The House on Mango Street;" she wanted to change her name
What is ESPERANZA
200
"The students were wild monkeys" is an example of a __________
What is a METAPHOR
200
Fix the spelling of this word: tohlerince
What is T-O-L-E-R-A-N-C-E
300
what the story or article is mostly about
What is MAIN IDEA
300
an interruption in a story where the character remembers events that have already occurred
What is FLASHBACK
300
the Native tribe that lived in what is present day Plymouth, Massachusettes in the 1600s
What is THE WAMPANOAG
300
Write your own simile!
**SHOW ME YOUR ANSWERS**
300
What punctuation is missing? "I went to the store to buy milk cheese and honey."
What is COMMAS
400
hints at events that might occur in the future of the story
What is FORESHADOWING
400
other words for "good guy" and "bad guy" (2 words)
What is PROTAGONIST and ANTAGONIST
400
This article we read discussed the potential pros and cons to cloning what extinct animal?
What is WOOLY MAMMOTH
400
Write your own metaphor!
**Show me your answers**
400
"which was the best" is an example of a: run-on OR fragment?
What is FRAGMENT
500
the type of conflict a character faces within him/herself (examples: anger, insecurity, a decision to be made, etc.)
What is INTERNAL CONFLICT
500
List the five parts of plot
What is EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION, RESOLUTION
500
An Egyptian boy won a NASA contest to send which animal into space to study the effect of gravity on its hunting habits?
What is JUMPING SPIDERS (ZEBRA SPIDERS)
500
write a metaphor comparing these two items: snow & cotton balls
SHOW ME YOUR ANSWERS!
500
Fix this run-on sentence: "It is fun to go snowboarding you must be certain to dress very warmly."
What is add a COMMA and coordinating conjunction BUT