Literary Terms
What does REASSURED mean as it is used in the following sentences?
Mrs. Jones was nervous about flying on an airplane. She had never flown before. Her daughter REASSURED her by telling her that planes are very safe.
Comfort
What figurative language is being used?
"The boy ran like the wind"
Simile
The "Circuit" was written by __________
Francisco Jimenez
What is the name of our protagonist in "Black Star"
Charley or Charlene
The part of the plot where the greatest action or suspense occurs is known as what?
Climax
What does EXASPERATED mean as it is used in the following sentence(s)?
The substitute teacher felt EXASPERATED because she could not get the students to stop talking and listen.
frustrated
What figurative language is being used?
Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly"
Metaphor
Rick Riordan wrote which novel that we read in class?
Percy Jackson
Identify one conflict that a character in the novel faces.
Answer may vary
The time and place where a story takes place
Setting
What does CAUTIOUSLY mean as it is used in the sentences below:
Arnold approached the snake CAUTIOUSLY. He thought it was dead, but he didn't know for sure.
carefully
What figurative language is being used?
It's a thousand degrees in this classroom
Hyperbole
In this short text, Parvana has to dress up as a boy so she can go out and get food for her family.
The Breadwinner
Who are Charlene's closest friends?
Willie Greene and Henry
This is the sequence of events in a story.
plot
What does AROMA mean as it is used in the following sentence(s)
Susie could smell the AROMA of freshly baking bread as soon as she walked into the kitchen.
nice scent
What figurative language is being used?
Clap your hands a little louder.
Onomatopoeia
Terrible Things was written by _____________________
Eve Bunting
What is Willie Greene and Henry's nickname?
Cool Willie Greene and Socks
Anything that stands for or represents something else is known as what literary term? Example:"Water" in a "Long Walk To Water"
Symbol
What does COMPENSATED mean as it is used in the following sentences.
Luke was COMPENSATED for the yard work he had done over the summer. He spent the money he had earned on a new bike.
What figurative language is being used?
Dewdrops dwell delicately.
Alliteration
Who is the author of "A Long Walk To Water"
Linda Sue Park
What is the main idea of Black Star?
Black Star is about a young black girl named Charley, who's set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball but who soon has to deal with the tensions about to boil over in her segregated town.