Reading
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
The paragraphs of a poem are called_______?
What is a stanza?
The person who writes a poem
What is a poet?
When the narrator explicitly says what a character is like.
What is "Direct Characterization"
What's this classroom number?
114
"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of ______?
What is a simile?
This is the first paragraph in an essay.
What is the Introduction
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
STEAL is an acronym for what literary device?
What is indirect characterization?
What is the name of Torrey Pine's mascot?
"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of ___?
What is hyperbole?
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
What is an Antagonist?
What is a 'bad guy' or a 'villain'
A word which sounds like what it mean
What is onomatopoeia
What are Literary Devices
techniques used by writers to enhance their writing and create specific effects on the reader.
The lesson or the moral of the story in a text
What is theme?
The opening line of a paper is typically called....
What is a hook?
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
Who is the first home football against?
Who is La Jolla?
Who is the legendary hero in The Odyssey?
Who is Odysseus?
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
What is rhyme scheme?
What is the purpose of 9th grade English?
To take what you learn in this class and apply it to both yourself and the read world and to strengthen your critical thinking skills