Figurative Language
Point of View
That's so random.
Literary Vocabulary
Excerpts and Author's Purpose
100
Which type of figurative language is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis? For example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
Hyperbole
100
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written from this point of view.
First Person
100
What part of a plot map is at the peak?
Climax
100
What is the theme of a story?
the message or lesson
100
"I could hear the dogs barking. The musty air of our attic seemed to close in on me. They were getting closer and I now could hear voices, muffled in the cramped staircase, growing louder as they approached. I was too scared to breathe!"
Was this written by a primary source of information or a secondary source?
primary source
200
Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate natural sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle?"
Onomatopoeia
200
When the narrator uses "she, he, they," it is written from this perspective.
Third Person
200
"Shah Jahan was an emperor who lived in India about 400 years ago. He deeply loved his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. When she died, Shah Jahan was heartbroken. He wanted a grand palace to bury her body. So he decided to build the Taj Mahal--a massive mausoleum as big as the love he lost and one of the great wonders of the world."
How was this paragraph organized?
a. problem and solution
b. cause and effect
c. descriptive
d. sequential
b. cause and effect
200
Tone is the author's ___________ toward the subject or characters.
attitude
200
"As far as Justin knew, there was only one way out of his neighborhood: basketball. So he ran with the ball like the hounds were chasing him. He could drop any of the older guys at the court in a blaze of crossovers, fade always, and finger rolls, and the younger guys didn’t stand a chance. Justin saw his way out and he ran for it. But the world has a funny way of changing right when you think you’ve got things figured out, and that’s just what happened to Justin."
What can you infer about how this story will progress?
Justin will probably be a basketball player all through high school and college.
Justin may possibly face a challenge that might not let him use basketball as he thought as a way out of his current situation.
Justin will use basketball as a way to build a better future for himself.
Justin will probably become noticed by a professional team as he continues to play basketball in the neighborhood.
2. Justin may possibly face a challenge that might not let him use basketball as he thought as a way out of his current situation.
300
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
300
Identify the point of view used in this sentence:
"You should always look both ways before crossing the street."
Second-person point of view
300
What is the relationship between the words in this analogy?
hammer : tool :: spoon : utensil
a) They are antonyms.
b) cause/effect
c) item/category
d) part/whole
c) item/category
300
When you are trying to make an educated guess, take your prior knowledge and put it together with what you read to get an __________.
inference
300
"You will live, secure and safe, Wilbur. Nothing can harm you now. These autumn days will shorten and grow cold. The leaves will shake loose from the trees and fall. Christmas will come, and the snows of winter. You will live to enjoy the beauty of the frozen world, for you mean a great deal to Zuckerman and he will not harm you, ever. Winter will pass, the days will lengthen, the ice will melt in the pasture pond. The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. All these sights and sounds and smells will be yours to enjoy, Wilbur- this lovely world, these precious days...... "
What is the tone used in this excerpt?
a) peaceful and reassuring
b) hesitant and worrisome
c) sad and reflective
d) remorseful and depressing
a) peaceful and reassuring
400
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?
"You are a ray of sunshine!"
Metaphor
400
If an author writes a story from the perspective of one of the characters, it is written from which point of view?
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person
first person
400
Name three types of conflicts a character might face.
character vs. character
character vs. self
character vs. nature
character vs. technology
character vs. supernatural
character vs. society
400
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
denotation
400
If an author is writing an advertisement, what is his or her purpose?
to persuade
500
What kind of figurative language is used here?
"My books have been walking out the door."
Personification
500
Which point of view allows the narrator to describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
Third-person omniscient
500
An ____________ is a phrase that cannot be taken literally. For example:
"It's raining cats and dogs."
What kind of figurative language is this?
idiom
500
_______ is how a text makes the reader feel.
Mood
500
List two of the three authors' purposes.
entertain
inform
persuade