Misc. Grammar
action word in a sentence
verb
The author's attitude toward the subject/the work
Tone
List the three types of verbals
Infinitive, gerund, participles
Who are the two main characters in Freak the Mighty.
Max and Kevin (Freak)
The buzz of the bees
onomatopoeia
Find the compound subject:
Mr. Hampton and Mrs. Neas got married at Pickle fest and had the reception at McDonald's.
Mr. Hampton and Mrs. Neas
The type of irony in which the audience knows something that the characters do not yet know
dramatic irony
List the three main verb moods
subjunctive, imperative, indicative
What is the name of the family that The Franks stay in the annex with?
The Van Daans
The world is a stage
What type of figurative language is used?
metaphor
Transitive or intransitive
Cole chewed loudly.
intransitive
An exaggeration
hyperbole
What is the verb mood:
Slice those carrots please!
imperative
What causes the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" to kill the old man.
He is paranoid/disgusted with the old man's eye.
Giving something human-like characteristics
personification
What is the indirect object
Gio baked a cake for Mr. Clary
Mr. Clary
The most important point in the story, the moment that everything is leading up to. The turning point.
Climax
What is the verb mood?
If I were to chaperone the field trip, would you attend?
subjunctive
What is the knocking on the door at the end of "The Monkey's Paw"
Herbert (their son)
A humorous play on words
pun
Name the predicate adjective
The new Travis Scott meal is delicious, greasy, and salty
delicious, greasy, and salty
The broad underlying message in a story, often a statement about human nature/the world
Theme
Find the verbal:
She looked out over the crashing waves.
crashing
participle
What does "the down under" symbolize in Freak the Mighty.
Max's self esteem/ self image at the beginning of the story.
The purpose of figurative language
will accept:
Makes the work more immersive (creates a sensory experience), creates deeper meaning/nuance.