Nah, I'm Good
Name the antecedent in the sentence:
Carol loves pizza, and she eats it everyday.
Carol
In "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" this man is outspoken. He is the most rational of those on Maple St.
Steve
"Oh my gosh! This class is taking forever!"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole. It only takes an hour, not FOREVER!
Did aliens really have anything to do with the choas on Maple Street?
Yes, they are the ones that cut the power and energy. This is what creates the choas and madness on Maple Street.
"Gee golly, I regret stealing all those candy bars. Should I go back to the store to tell them? What if I get in trouble? I could just sneak them back in. Gee golly, I feel terrible and don't know what to do."
This is an example of an _________ conflict.
Internal
She, it, they, we, them, he, and she are examples of what?
Pronouns
"He ran as if he were an olympic athlete" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
Wait, stories have paragraphs and look very normal on the page. Poems have a wierd structure. Poets often group lines together. These groups are called ______.
Stanzas
There are two types of conflict in literature. What are these two types?
Internal and External
We walked along the river and gazed at the whispering pine trees.
Which word is being personified? (Careful! Be specific)
You blame a person or group for something they did not do. This is called a __________.
Scapegoat
Vocab word
"No, I will not follow your orders!" This person is being _________.
Defiant
Very old stories THAT share similar characteristics.
Archetypes
Vocab:
The police look for things that will incriminate a ____
a. Crime
b. A suspect
c. Victim
b.
Two house cats are bullying and scratching a poor little mouse by the dumpster. The mouse squeaks and bites their paws. (Squeak, squeak, meow, squeak)
These animals are having what type of conflict?
External
Vocab
To be twisted out of shape means to be ________.
Contorted
The aliens would describe the people on Maple St. as
a. Brave
b. Totally Evil
c. Predictible
C. Predictible.
"The world is full of Maple Streets"
"The man was a raging tiger."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Basic Metaphor
There are multiple themes in the play. What is one theme of "The Monsters are Due on Maple St.?"
*Note: You can't use the same one if it has already been mentioned in this game.
Multiple answers. I will approve if correct.
"We have met the enemy and he is us."
Could this be used as a theme for "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?"
Yes. The people are quick to jump to conclusions. They have both internal and external conflicts during the madness that occurs on Maple St.
Vocabulary:
Refusing to give up; continuing stubbornly means you are____________.
Persistant
Poetry:
The line ends with ending punctuation. The sentence ends at the end of the line OR the meaning is complete at the end of the line.
In poetry, this is called a what?
End-stop
"The general was a mad dog. He barked his orders. He snarled. He sank his teeth into his work and howled at his men. He was a mad wolf, a werewolf, ready to rip the enemy apart.
This is an example of what type of figurative language? Be specific.
Extended metaphor
John likes Takis. Some people do not like Takis, but he loves them. He eats them on pizza and in sushi. He puts hot sauce on his Takis.
Name the pronoun and the antecedent.
Antecedent: John
Pronoun: He
"What did the characters learn in the story?"
If you can find this out, you are working on finding the story's __________.
Theme