Figurative Language
Name the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:
Her hair was smooth as silk.
What is a simile.
Who is the author of Frankenstein?
Who is Mary Shelley.
What type of literary device is used at the beginning of the play?
(Hint** Scene 1 begins in 1945. Scene 2 begins in 1942)
What is flashback.
Who is the protagonist in the novel?
Who is Mitchell "Mitty" Blake.
What does the word "verbatim" mean?
It means "word for word."
Name the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:
Sweat dripped down his face as the sun glared down upon him.
What is personification.
Who is the main character(s) of Frankenstein?
Who is Victor Frankenstein and his monster.
What does Mr. Van Daan sell that belongs to Mrs. Van Daan in order to afford more cigarettes?
What is Mrs. Van Daan's fur coat.
What topic did Mitty decide to write about for his Science research paper?
What is Smallpox.
What word has constantly popped up throughout our reading this year?
(Hint** It was used excessively in Frankenstein)
What is "Wretched".
Name the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:
My father is a grizzly bear in the morning without his coffee.
What is metaphor.
Frankenstein is the first novel of what kind of genre?
What is Science Fiction.
List one example of dramatic irony that occurred in the play.
The audience knew that a certain individual was sneaking food in the middle of the night; however, the character's thought mice or Peter's cat were eating the food.
What real word is constantly alluded to in the novel?
What is 9/11.
What is the difference between a colon and a semicolon?
Create a sentence for each in order to demonstrate.
A colon is used to list a series of items. A semicolon can be used to separate two complete sentences.
My mother is lactose intolerant; however, she loves many different dairy products, such as: cheese, yogurt, and ice cream.
Name the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:
Chocolate was her Achille's heel; she just couldn't pass it up.
What is allusion.
Why did Frankenstein's monster kill Elizabeth, Frankenstein's wife?
What does Peter destroy at the beginning of the play that Anne finds blasphemous?
What is the Star of David.
What novel was Mitty reading for his literacy class?
What is Beowulf.
List the steps of Reading Poetry.
1. Read for the gist
2. Read & Annotate the Questions
3. Read and summarize the stanzas
4. Read the poem for a 3rd time & annotate for the questions
5. Write the Theme
6. Write the Central Idea
7. Answer the questions
Name the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:
Don't beat around the bush! Tell me how you really feel!!
What is idiom.
Who is convicted of William Frankenstein's death?
Who is Justine Moritz.
What was the name of the dentist who shared a room with Anne?
Who is Mr. Dussel.
What does Mitty create in the basement in order to trap and kill the terrorists with him?
What is Carbon Monoxide.
Define the word aptitude and use it in a sentence.
Definition: Skill
You need a certain aptitude to be able to work with electricity.