Story Elements
Figurative Language
Halloween
Context Clues
Potpourri
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What are the people and/or animals in stories called?

Characteristics

1

Rihanna shines bright like a diamond is an example of what?

a. metaphor

b. alliteration

c. simile

c. simile

1

What country did Halloween begin?

Ireland

1

The criminal evaded the police by walking in the other direction.

to avoid

1

What does this mean?.....

It's raining cats and dogs.

Its raining heavy.

5

What is the name of where the story takes place?

Setting

5

Barbie bounces balls on the beach is an example of what?

a. hyperbole

b. alliteration

c. onomatopoeia

b. alliteration

5

What is the name of the people from Ireland called that celebrated Samhain (sow in) festival?

Celts

5

The girl's cuticles were bleeding because she picked at them. What does cuticle mean?

skin around the nails and toenails

5

What does a pumpkin become when you carve it?

Jack-O-Lantern

10

What is another name for the conflict in the story?

the problem

10

Creak! Creak! went the stairs as she climbed up them. What is this an example of?

onomatopoeia

10

Why did the Celts wear costumes/masks?

to scare and/or confuse the spirits

10

I felt my ire rise when the dog ate my homework.

What does ire mean?

anger

10

The chair screamed when the girl sat on it. 

What figurative language is this sentence an example of?

Personification

15

What happens after there is a problem in the story? There is usually a ____________.

solution

15

It's raining cats and dogs is an example of what?

Idiom

15

What 3 roots/vegetables did the Celts use to carve faces into?

potatoes, beets, turnips

15

The girl's callous remarks about my outfit made me cry.

What is definition of callous?

mean; unkind

15

Cheerleaders tend to have vibrant personalities.

What does vibrant mean?

lively

25

What are the main sequencing of events of a story called? 

Plot

25

I'm so hungry, I can eat a horse is an example of what?

Hyperbole

25

What did people put out on their doorsteps to please the spirits?

bowls of milk and fruit

25

Meg and Charlie were allies until Charlie spread rumors about Meg. Then they were enemies.

What does allies mean?

friends

25

What is the name of the Mexican female artist that got into a bus accident, married Diego Rivera and began painting from her hospital bed?

Frida Kahlo