Reading 9th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in...
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 describes what a character is like. (hint the word character is in the word)
What is "Characterization"
How many answers should we try to mark off per question?
at least 2. 50%
"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of
metaphor or simile
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?
This word means a struggle or problem in a story.
What is Conflict
What are three things you can do the night before the test to help you be successful?
Eat a good meal, get a good night's sleep, turn your phone off, charge your Chromebook
"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of
hyperbole or onomatopoeia
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
Personification or Onomatopoeia
What is onomatopoeia
What can we do the morning of the test to be successful?
show up on time, eat breakfast, make sure you have a charger, make sure you are on task
The lesson or the moral of the story in a text
What is theme?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
noun, verb or adjective
What is a noun?
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor or idiom
What is an Idiom
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
What can we do to help us be successful during the test?
Read the questions first, underline and annotate, take your time, if you get hung up skip and comeback
What is the verb in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
What is "drive"
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
noun, verb, adjective
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
Words that have the same ending sound_______?
What is rhyme?
What can we do to stay awake in during the test?
Drink water, Stretch, quietly ask to use the bathroom