EOG Words
Two Years Before the Mast
Poetry Terms
Figurative Language
Potpourri
100
What a FICTIONAL story is mostly about
Main Idea
100

How does paragraph 1 contribute to the development of the overall text?

It explains the motivation of the narrator 

100

Stanza

Group of lines in a poem

100

The classroom was as quiet as a library.

Simile

100

This movie features blue people living on the planet Pandora.

Avatar 

200

Definition of Central Idea

What a NONFICTION text is mostly about

200
What made the "old salt" so carefree upon his takeover of the watch post?

The fact that the ship was anchored in a safe harbor.

200

Define Irony

The opposite of what you think is going to happen.

200
Give an example of a metaphor. 

Answers may vary

200

What Marvel Character looks like a tree and only says 3 words.

Groot
300

To make an educated guess based on clues 

Infer

300

What does the phrase "full sea-rig" mean in paragraph 1?

A uniform worn by sailors

300
Define repetition 

Using the same word or phrase in a poem multiple times. 

300

The alarm clock screamed at me this morning.

Personification 

300

Which Fast food chain restaurant has a popular menu item called the "whopper"

Burger King
400

Definition of Mood?

The feeling created for the READER
400

What is one way to identify a beginner sailor?

The beginner has untanned skin.

400

Define Couplet

Two lines that rhyme 

400

I’ve told you a million times.

Hyperbole

400

This singer released the album SOUR with songs like “drivers license.”

Olivia Rodrigo 

500

Definition of convey?

To get your point across 

500

What two syllable types are in the word "Pebble"?

Closed and final -le

500

The way a poem is organized (ABBACCA)

Rhyme Scheme

500

Give an example of onomatopoeia 

Answers may vary.

500

This Disney character pretends to be a boy to go to war.

Mulan