Figurative Language
Which term means to compare two items using the words "like" or "as"?
What is the term for the main idea or message of a story?
Theme
I, he, she, you, it
What is the setting in Les Miserables?
France, 1850's
Something strange and frightening.
errie
Which term expresses an extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
What is the term for a hint as to what will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
Which word describes a noun?
Adjective
This is the story of a Choctaw boy who becomes a ghost.
how i became a ghost
Something absurd or ridiculous.
preposterous
Which term symbolically compares two things?
Metaphor
Which type of irony describes when the reader knows something that the characters do not?
Dramatic Irony
Which word shows the relationship of a noun to another word?
Preposition
Which is the main conflict in Anne Frank?
Man vs Society.
Something profitable.
lucrative
Which term means to imitate sound?
Onomatopoeia
What is the term for a saying that does not represent its literal meaning?
Idiom
Which type of clause expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself?
Independent Clause
Why the 451 significant in Fahrenheit 451?
Paper burns at that temperature.
Given to sudden changes of mood or behavior.
capricious
Which term refers to a string of words beginning with the same letter sound?
Alliteration
Which term refers to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or a work of art?
Allusion
Name the seven coordinating conjunctions.
for, and, nor, or, yet, so
This Bard was born in the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Shakespeare.
Something requiring strenous effort, tiring.
arduous