Acquisition of Vocabulary
His foot is the size of a ship. This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is hyperbole?
The hero of the story is known as this.
What is the protagonist?
This is the first color Jonas saw while playing catch with Asher.
What is red?
This gives the main idea and important details of a passage in less than 2 sentences.
What is a summary?
A universal message you can apply to life from a piece of text.
What is a theme?
Rather than staying together, the group dispersed, and many became lost. "Dispersed" most nearly means: 1) sat down 2) laughed 3) scattered 4) arranged itself
What is scattered?
This word refers to an author's choice of words.
What is diction?
What does it mean to be "released"?
What is to die?
To give inanimate objects characteristics that are human.
What is personification?
This is a statement that can be proven or disproven.
What is a fact?
In the following sentence the word "subsidized" means: The new zoo project will be subsidized by city, county, state, and federal funds. 1) prevented 2) forgotten 3) replaced 4) financed
What is financed?
This literary technique can be interpreted to reveal a hidden message. (e.g. "Terrible Things" by Eve Bunting)
What is allegory?
The name of The Giver's daughter.
What is Rosemary?
What organizational pattern tells the order in which events happen in time? Ex: First, next, then, and finally
What is chronological order or sequence of events?
A strong prejudice for one side over the other, but favoring only one side.
What is bias?
Though Joseph was the true king, his uncle usurped the throne and was now ruling the land quite cruelly.
What is the meaning of the word "usurped"?
What is to wrongfully take a position of power?
These are the four types of conflict found in literature (man vs...).
What is man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. self.
The author of "The Giver."
Who is Lois Lowry?
The author's attitude toward the subject of the work.
What is tone?
Irony is a contrast between expectations and reality. Name the three different types of irony.
What is situational irony, dramatic irony, and verbal irony?
Kevin told me that there is no homework. Katie told me that we are supposed to study for a quiz. I'm going to check the teacher's web site to ascertain the truth.
What is the meaning of "ascertain"?
What is to find out for certain?
The three types of third person point of view include limited, objective and one more.
What is a omniscient?
The year "The Giver" won the John Newbery Medal.
What is 1994?
When the author uses descriptive language to appeal to your senses.
What is sensory images or imagery?
It's a saying that cannot be literally translated. (e.g. kick the bucket, bought the farm)
What is an idiom?