What poetic device is used in the following sentence,
His eyes were like lazer beams.
What is a simile
100
What is a person or an animal found in stories? EX: Algernon
Character
100
A word referring to a person, place, or thing is a what?
noun
100
When a character speaks it is called what?
dialogue
100
Slavery was abolished in the U.S. after the Civil War.
What is the meaning of the word abolished
outlawed exchanged running common
outlawed
200
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example.
A word that represents a sound. Answers may vary
200
When and where the story takes place is know as the story's what? Ex: In Morganfeild, KY on Main Street
setting
200
A word used to show action or being is a what?
verb.
200
What separates dialogue from narration?
quotation marks
200
The mother bathed the baby in tepid water.
What is the meaning of the word tepid?
hot muddy lukewarm cold
lukewarm
300
WHat is the tone of this poem? A heart full of pain. Black, Frozen and full of hole. A barren waste land.
What is sadness and despair
300
What is a problem in a story called that at least one character has to overcome?
EX: The Big Bad Wolf continued to threaten the three little pigs by blowing down their homes.
conflict
300
Words that take the place of nouns are
pronouns
300
When a narrator is part of the story it uses what person? Give me one pronoun.
First person. I
300
THe generous people fed the emaciated lost dog.
WHat is the meaning of the word emaciated?
fierce calm thin tame
thin
400
When saying imagery uses the senses, what are the 5 senses?
Sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell
400
When a conflict has been solved at the end of a story, this is called the _______.
EX: the criminals were arrested and placed in jail. Then the neighborhood went back to normal, and Kim lived happily ever after.
the resolution
400
Words that express strong feelings are
interjections.
400
When the narrator is all knowing the person is what?
Third person omniscient
400
A man of few words, he is known for his brevity.
WHat is the meaning of the word brevity?
Briefness athleticism laughter skills
briefness
500
What poetic device is used in this sentence?
Even a child could carry my dog, Paco, around for hours. He's such a feather.
What is a metaphor.
500
What is the main message, idea, or lesson of a story?
theme
500
Words that describe verbs and adjectives are called what?
adverb
500
When the narrator can only hear the thoughts and feelings of one character it is called what?
THird person limited
500
She invariably leaves her completed homework at home and must turn it in late.
What does invariably mean?
purposefully hated happily always