Figurative Language
Life is like a box of chocolates.
What is a simile?
Define motive.
The reason someone does something.
What is a base word? What is the base word in disinterested?
A base word is the primary/main/root word to which other word parts are attached. The base word in disinterested is interest.
In the story, who is Jimmy?
Jimmy is a police officer working in New York?
How many steps are in the Hero's Journey?
12.
She has a heart of gold.
What is a metaphor?
What are conflicting motives? Provide an example for double points. (WARNING: If your example is bad, you lose double points)
Wanting two or more things when you can only have one of them. (EXAMPLE: Odysseus wants to return to his wife and son, but he also wants to be with Circe)
What is a prefix? What is the prefix in superannuated?
A prefix is a word part attached to the beginning of a word. The prefix of superannuated is super.
In the story, who is George?
George is a criminal from Chicago/The West.
What is Step 1 (before the Hero leaves), and what is it called when someone asks the Hero to leave?
Status Quo and Call to Adventure.
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
What is a hyperbole?
How is conflict related to simple and complex characters?
BOTH simple and complex characters experience conflict, so it is NOT a defining characteristic of either.
What is a suffix? What is the suffix of the word competition?
A suffix is a word part that is attached to the end of a word. The suffix of competition is tion.
What is Jimmy and George's relationship, and what are they supposed to be doing?
They were old friends and are supposed to be meeting at the restaurant where they last met twenty years before.
Why are trials important to the Hero's Journey?
They help the Hero overcome challenges on their way to the final challenge.
The hungry waves licked at the shore.
What is personification?
Name three traits of simple characters and three traits of complex characters.
Simple characters: 1) Have few personality traits, 2) Do not/rarely change or grow, and 3) Have only basic motivations.
Complex characters: 1) Have multi-faceted personality traits, 2) Change and grow throughout the story, and 3) Have complex and conflicting motivations.
What is active voice? Give an example of a sentence in active voice.
Active voice is when the subject is doing the action. EXAMPLE: The teacher gave the test.
Who is the third character in the story, and who does Bob think the third character is?
An unnamed police officer in plain clothes (an undercover cop) who Bob thinks is Jimmy.
Once the Hero gets past the trials stage, what happens, and what do these next two stages mean?
Approach and Crisis. The Hero nearly achieves their goal, but something terrible happens causing them to temporarily fail.
Define simile and metaphor accurately.
A simile is a comparison of two unlike/dissimilar things using like or as.
A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike/dissimilar things NOT using like or as.
Name a simple character from fiction and explain why they are simple, and name a complex character from fiction and explain why they are complex.
Various examples.
What is passive voice? Give an example of a sentence using passive voice.
Passive voice is when the action is done to the subject. EXAMPLE: The test was given by the teacher.
Why is the ending of the story ironic?
Bob doesn't recognize Jimmy, but Jimmy recognizes Bob and knows he is a criminal. The person Bob thinks is Jimmy is actually a police officer sent to arrest him.
EVERY GROUP: Write your answers then share them out when everyone is done.
Describe either Odysseus' or Bilbo's Hero's Journey.
Various answers.