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Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Figurative Language Continued
Elements of Fiction
Story Comprehension
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What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
100
What is alliteration?
What is repetition of consonant sounds?
100
What is a metaphor?
What is a comparison without using like or as?
100
What is the setting of the story?
What is Manhattan in the 1980s with flashback to the 1970s.
100
What does "B to B to B" mean?
What is I love you and I always have your back.
200
What is a verb?
It is an action word or state of being word.
200
What is a hyperbole?
What is an extreme exaggeration?
200
What is a simile?
What is a comparison using like or as?
200
What point of view is the story being told in? By whom?
What is first person point of view, and by Lafayette Bailey?
200
Why doesn't Lafayette want to play ball with Smitty and PJ throughout most of the novel?
What is they ask too many questions about his familial life?
300
What is an adverb?
What is a word that describes a verb.
300
What is onomatopoeia?
What is words that represent sounds?
300
What is a flashback?
What is going back in time to a memory?
300
What is the overall tone of the story?
What is depression and tension?
300
How did Lafayette's parents die?
What is hypothermia (dad) and insulin shock/diabetes (mom)?
400
What is an adjective?
A word that describes nouns.
400
What is personification?
What is giving human qualities to inanimate objects (non-humans)
400
What is an example of alliteration?
What is "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers?"
400
What is an example of conflict in the story? What type of conflict is it?
What is Charlie vs. Lafayette? Person v. Person/external conflict.
400
“This is art, though, ain’t it?” he said, saving his hand over us. “Sometimes I feel like our life is one big work of art- it’s everything.” He stared down at his bare feet. “And nothing.” (pg. 129)
What is that he is explaining that there is beauty in everyday life and the challenges they face? Everyday life is artful, but often overlooked.
500
What is an interjection?
An emotional word. Ex. Ouch! Yes!
500
What is this quote an example of? “And all at once I remembered: when I was little, I used to pull leaves off trees, and every time I pulled one down, I made a promise.”
What is symbolism?
500
What is symbolism?
What is a concrete object to represent an abstract idea.
500
What is an example of a theme in Miracle's Boys?
What is freedom, poverty, gang fights, bullying, brotherhood, survival, etc?
500
Explain the significance of the song "Me and Bobby McGhee."
What is that it symbolizes the battle for freedom for Milagro, Ty'ree, Charlie, and Lafeyette. Everyone is fighting for freedom from the "monkeys on their back." However, the boys need to help one another before they can ever experience freedom themselves.