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Figurative Language
Symbolism and Imagery
Irony
Tone and Mood (and Imagery)
Vocabulary
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Metaphor or Simile: "Suddenly I felt the weight of hours , days, weeks, and months of work."
Metaphor
100
An object, setting, event, animal, or person that on one level is itself, but that has another meaning as well.
What is a symbol?
100
Happens when reality contradicts what we expect.
What is irony?
100
The author's attitude displayed through their word choice.
What is tone?
100
regular route of a job
What is a circuit?
200
What part of the following statement is personification? ",but I could see there was dreaming coming into her eyes. I saw that fire said to practice. And she did."
"that fire said"
200
What does the fake Orion shirt symbolize in, "Good Enough?"
The shirt can symbolize guilt, shame, disappointment, but also the financial status of her family.
200
When we say one thing but mean another. Sarcasm is a form of this.
What is verbal irony?
200
The reader's feeling when reading literature.
What is mood?
200
automatically
What is instinctively?
300
List the words in the quote that appeal to the senses. (imagery) "A few minutes later, the yelling and screaming of my little brothers and sisters, for whom the move was a great adventure, broke the silence of the dawn. Shortly, the barking of the dogs accompanied them."
Yelling and screaming, great adventure, silence of the dawn, barking of the dogs
300
Language that creates pictures in the mind of the reader and appeals to our senses.
What is imagery?
300
A situation that turns out to be the opposite of what we'd expect.
What is situational irony?
300
How can you describe the mood of the following excerpt? "Real screamer dreams they were. Shake the soul right out of you. She'd be screaming and crying with her little body wriggling on the bed, her hair all matted up on her woody colored face."
Acceptable answers: frightened, concerned, protective
300
continuous buzzing
What is drone?
400
These are expressions that mean something different from the literal meanings of the words.
What are idioms?
400
Can a jar of peanut butter be a symbol in a story?
Yes, anything has the potential to be a symbol.
400
When we know something that a character doesn't know.
What is dramatic irony?
400
What words in the following excerpt help to create pictures in your mind and set the mood? "I jumped down from the toilet and turned on the hot water full blast. I soaked my washcloth in the steaming water until my palms burned, then pressed it onto my face. I breathed in through the wet heat. After a few splashes of cold water, I dried my face, took one more deep breath, and attempted a smile."
hot water, full blast, steaming, palms burned, wet heat, splashes of cold water, deep breath, attempted a smile
400
brutal or cruel
What is ferocious?
500
Is the following sentence an example of a simile? "I was fantasizing what it might feel like, to look good enough."
No. The sentence does have "like" but it is not comparing anything.
500
A bird is a bird, but what can it also be a symbol of?
Acceptable answers: freedom, flying, taking a trip, traveling.
500
True or false: The following sentence is an example of irony. "The traffic cop got his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets."
True: situational irony
500
Through what does an author display the tone of the story?
The author's word choice.
500
not normal or unusual
What is abnormal?