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Speak
Figurative Language
Tone
Characterization
Point of View
100
The name of Melinda's ex-best friend.
Who is Rachel/Rachelle
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile
100
The author's feelings about the material.
What is tone?
100
The process of describing a character.
What is characterization?
100
The perspective through which readers experience the story.
What is point of view?
200
The new school mascot
Who are the Merryweather Wombats?
200
A comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
200
The educated guesses you make to figure out the tone.
What is inferences?
200
Type of characterization where the author literally tells what the character is like.
What is direct characterization?
200
Point of view that primarily uses the pronoun “I”
What is first person point of view?
300
The gift Heather gives Melinda for Christmas.
What is a pair of bell earrings that chime?
300
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
300
The tone of this phrase: "If only there were some decent jobs out there, I wouldn’t be reduced to living in this miserable dump."
What is bitter/depressed/hopeless?
300
The type of characterization that Laurie Halse Anderson (author of Speak) uses to describe Melinda.
What is indirect characterization?
300
An example of first person point of view.
What is the book Speak?
400
The sculpture Melinda makes in Art class.
What is a reconstructed turkey's bones with a headless barbie doll in the center?
400
Words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The tone of this sentence: "this place does need some repairs, but I’m sure the landlord will be making improvements sometime soon."
What is optimistic/hopeful/positive?
400
5 ways to find indirect characterization (STEAL).
What are Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions and Looks?
400
Point of view where the narrator is not a character in the story and readers learn about the characters from an outside source.
What is third person point of view?
500
The expensive clan of mean girls that Heather wants to join.
Who are the Marthas?
500
Giving words human characteristics, such as feelings.
What is personification?
500
The tone of this sentence: "I enjoy shopping with my wife almost as much as I enjoy getting my toes gnawed on by alligators."
What is sarcastic/humorous?
500
Type of characterization where the reader must make inferences about the character by analyzing their thoughts, actions, and speech
What is indirect characterization?
500
An example of third person point of view.
What is the short story, The Most Dangerous Game?