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"I stood for a year waiting in line for my food." What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a hyperbole?
100
An undeveloped character who we don't know much about AND who also remains the same.
What is a flat and static character.
100
What type of text structure is used in this example?


The crocodile is the master of deception in water. It stalks its prey and then swiftly closes in for the kill. 

What is description?
100
A group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
100
The message the author is trying to communicate to the reader.
What is theme?
200
"I was so nervous that my tongue was tied and couldn't continue."
What is an idiom?
200
How literature makes the reader feel?
What is mood?
200

A writer's stance or position on an issue. Versus, the opposing stance or position. Give both answers.

What is the claim? What is the counterclaim?

200

The pronouns I, me, mine, our, we are used in this point of view and only the narrator's point of view is given.

What is first person point of view?

200
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character in a story. Versus being limited to only knowing one character's thoughts and feelings in a story.  Give both answers.
What is third person omniscient perspective? What is third person limited perspective?
300
She was like a fish out of water wearing the red dress when everyone else was wearing black.
What is a simile?
300
The author's attitude towards his or her subject matter.
What is tone?
300

Which type of text structure is used in the following example?

The power of the crocodile is like that of a monstrous machine. With one lunge it can...Compared to the alligator the crocodile.. 
What is compare and contrast?
300
Hints are given about what is to come later on in the reading. Versus, being taken back to a previous event in the reading.  Give both answers.
What is foreshadowing?  What is a flashback?
300
The eagle represents freedom. This is called?
What is symbolism?
400
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
What is personification?
400

Time and place in a text that helps contribute to the overall understanding of the reading.

What is setting?
400
This type of structure shows steps in a process that must go in order. Versus the type of structure that is organized in time order.  Give both answers.
What is sequence and then chronological.
400
Part of plot where conflict and suspense builds in the story.  Action is building.  
What is rising action?
400
The author uses clues to make an educated guess about a topic.
What is an inference?
500
Two types of figurative language are used in this sentence. "Crack," the door was a sling shot as it closed.
What is an onomatopoeia and a metaphor?
500
Character that is very well developed and changes.  2 answers needed.
What is round and dynamic?
500
These bold descriptors help people "chunk” or group information and provide a predictor for what will be read.
What is a heading?
500

The feeling a word gives a person. For example, furious verses mad. The word furious gives a more expressive and negative feeling in comparison to the word mad.

What is connotation?

500

Give the three types of author's purpose and explain the function of each.



What is PIE (persuade, inform, entertain)? Persuade is used to influence someone. Inform is used to teach someone. Entertain is used for enjoyment.