"When he lifted me up in his arms I felt I had left all my troubles on the floor beneath me like gigantic concrete shoes."
What is a simile?
100
"Brrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinng! An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room."
What is onomatopoeia?
100
The question uses the word "convey" as in "How does the author convey the meaning in the paragraph?"
What is create, carry, establish, etc.?
100
The main idea
What is theme?
100
Where and when the story takes place
What is setting?
200
"The small waves were the same, chucking the rowboat under the chin as we fished at anchor."
What is personification?
200
"A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind."
What is metaphor?
200
The quetion uses "affect" as in "How does the image affect the tone?"
What is cause?
200
A point of view that uses the pronouns "I," "me," and "my"
What is first person point of view?
200
The attitude of the speaker or the author?
What is tone?
300
"I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far."
What is hyperbole?
300
"Unseen, in the background, Fate was quietly slipping the lead into the boxing gloves."
What is personification?
300
The question uses "effect" as in "What is the effect of using a simile in the paragraph?"
What is result?
300
Appeals to the five senses; painting a picuture with words
What is imagery?
300
The feeling that the audience is supposed to have while reading
What is mood?
400
"Language is a road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going."
What is metaphor?
400
"Ralph, if you're gonna be a phony, you might as well be a real phony."
What is oxymoron?
400
The question uses the word "purpose" as in "What is the author's purpose for writing the essay?"
What is reason?
400
A point of view that uses "he," "she," and "it." The audience cannot tell what every character is thinking.
What is third person limited point of view?
400
An object that represents something else
What is symbol?
500
"Being a fire-fighter ignited my interest heavily."
What is a pun?
500
"Jose hates driving with Bertha in the car because she is such a backseat driver."
What is idiom?
500
The question uses the word "imply" as in "What does the author imply by using the word goofy?"
What is suggest?
500
A point of view that uses "you."
What is second person point of view?
500
A point of view that uses "he," "she," and "it;" It allows the audience to see what every character is thinking.