__________ is the events that take place in a text.
Plot
100
_________ is a short story about a town with a grisly annual tradition.
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
100
Define quatrain.
A stanza of four lines
100
Define simile.
A comparison of two things using like or as.
100
Buzz, hiss, clang, fizzle are examples of...
Onomatopoeia
200
_______ are words that create pictures in the reader's mind.
Imagery
200
Edgar Allan Poe's ________ chronicles a man's descent into madness over a guilty secret.
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
200
__________ was the refrain in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven".
"Nevermore."
200
Define metaphor.
A comparison of two things without using like or as.
200
The sun smiled at the childen playing hopscotch is an example of...
Personification
300
__________ is a narrator who only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character; written in "he said", "she said".
3rd person limited
300
"I took the one less traveled by," says the speaker in ______________ by Robert Frost.
"The Road Not Taken"
300
"So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
is an example of...
Couplet
300
Define 1st person point of view.
Main character is the narrator. Uses "I".
300
Jeff was jumping on the jungle gym with joy is an example of...
Alliteration
400
______ is the author's attitude toward the issues and events in the text.
Tone
400
In _____________ the speaker compares life to a crystal stair.
"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes
400
"Mushrooms", "Mother to Son", and "the red wheelbarrow" are examples of __________: poetry that breaks free from the typical rules of poetry
Free verse or open form
400
Define mood.
The way the reader feels about the events or issues in the text. The emotions the writer makes you feel.
400
Y'all, 'sup, wicked awesome are examples of...
Dialect
500
_______ is when the opposite of what you expect happens.
Irony
500
______________ ends in jewelry-related irony.
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
500
______ is an example of narrative poetry, which has a plot, setting, and characters.
a. "The Raven"
b. "Notice What This Poem Is Not Doing"
c. "Mushrooms"
a. "The Raven"
500
Define denotation and connotation.
Denotation-dictionary meaning of a word.
Connotation-emotional associations of a word; positive and negative.
500
Kaitlyn looked around for someone to pick for her team. "Who should I pick?" she wondered. Kaitlyn looked at Carrie. Carrie thought to herself, "Please don't pick me!" is an example of...