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Go Jets
Mrs. Smith rocks
Hey dude
I am cool
Reading is Great!
100
A group of two or more lines
What is stanza
100
A comparison of 2 things using like or as
What is simile
100
A humorously exaggerated story about impossible events. (Paul Bunyan)
What is tall tale
100
a lesson that a story teaches and is often at the end of a fable
What is moral
100
an extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
200
The use of sound words
What is onomatopoeia
200
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
What is personification
200
A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated.
What is repetition
200
A person, place, object, or an action that stands for something beyond itself. (Flag - USA)
What is symbol
200
An author's distinctive style or manner of expression
What is voice
300
The meaning, moral, or message in a story
What is theme
300
An additional, minor plot that involves a secondary conflict
What is subplot
300
A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
What is irony
300
a contemporary story that is told in many versions around the world
What is urban legend
300
A feeling that a literary work conveys to the reader
What is mood
400
an expression whose meaning is different from what it actually says. ( break her date, the apple of my eye)
What is idiom
400
The writer's attitude toward his or her subject.
What is tone
400
An oversimplified view that disregards individual differences
What is sterotype
400
Words that help the reader imagine how things look, feel ,smell, sound, and taste. (5 senses)
What is imagery
400
Who is your favorite teacher?
What is Mrs. Smith
500
A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character
What is tragedy
500
The restatementof a text by readers in their own words
What is paraphrasing
500
Briefly recounting the main ideas of a piece or writing while omitting unimportant details
What is summarizing
500
A manner of writing that involves HOW something is said rather than WHAT is said
What is style