Figurative Language
This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" within a sentence or line of poetry in a comparison of two different entities or things.
What is a simile?
This particular element is where the reader learns of the environment, time, and location of the plot of the story.
What is the setting?
The average poem utilizes ________ to establish a particular rhythm that the reader of the poem will enjoy.
What is rhyme?
This term consisting of two words helps to define the reason for a writer to write a particular article or piece.
What is author's purpose?
This particular story features the pride of a married woman who was not satisfied with her wealth or attire.
What is the Necklace?
(Daily Double)
This type of figurative expression makes a seemingly senseless description or statement that is usually understood by an audience, reader, or recipient.
What is an idiom?
This particular story element gives the reader background information about the main characters and establishes a starting point to the plot.
What is exposition?
This particular instrument or tool is used to determine the rhythm of rhymed poetry?
What is rhyme pattern?
(Daily Double)
An article or text that is meant to give the reader specific information is known as ___________________.
What is informational text?
This particular story features a small town in a rural part of the country during the 60's. In order for the townsfolk to avoid major droughts, they sacrificed one member of their community.
What is the Lottery?
The chair danced across the floor after it left my hands. This is an example of what type of figurative device?
What is personification?
(Daily Double)
This particular element is considered to be the high point of the action of a plot.
What is climax?
This particular poem featured the struggles of a child growing up in a household full of controversy and domestic issues involving her parents. What is the first name of the poet?
Who is Sandra?
The main idea of an article or formal piece is is also known as ________.
What is the gist?
This particular story featured two rivals that felt the other was either trespassing or trying to monopolize the land for their own purposes.
What is the Interlopers?
He was a cloud of confusion during the introduction to the ceremony that was about to take place.
The above statement features what type of figurative device?
What is a metaphor?
These particular terms establishes how a writer or author wants the reader to feel while reading a story and then, helps to dictate how the reader ACTUALLY feels during that same reading.
What is tone and mood?
(Daily Double)
All poems must rhyme in order for them to be considered an actual poem. True or False
What is false?
Often on standardized test, students are asked to ________ and _________ articles in order to write an essay or to determine the difference and similarities between the two texts.
What is compare and contrast?
(Daily Double)
The mystical guide that assisted the Garza sisters on their journey to return a deceased man home and to be reunited with their mother was called _________.
Who is La Llorona?
An extreme exaggeration that if taken literally would be impossible, but the reader clearly understands the intent of the comparison.
What is a hyperbole?
This particular term establishes what type of narration is being utilized in a particular fictional piece.
What is point of view?
The sections of a poem are called _________.
What are stanzas?
After reading an article, a student was not totally sure what it actually meant, but that student had enough information to draw a conclusion based on evidence within the text. So the student made a ________ (hint: starts with an "I")
What is an inference or infer?
This particular character from Shirley Jackson's classic tale the Lottery featured Old Man _________ who just could not understand the current people of that day.
(Daily Double)
Who is old man Warner?