Plot Devices
Introduces characters, establishes the setting and other background information? (Which plot element?)
What is...Exposition
Using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ when comparing two dissimilar things.
What is a simile?
What is...direct characterization?
Using the pronoun “you” is this type point of view.
What is...2nd person?
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “Nenny hurt her head while she __________ .”.
had ice skated
was ice skating
ice skated
ice skates
What is...was ice skating?
Explain Rising Action
What is...Events that lead to more tension and build up to the climax
Stating that one thing is like another dissimilar thing without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.
What is...metaphor?
When an author gives details about a character indirectly.
What is...indirect characterization?
“I was walking to school when I realized no one else was walking with me like they usually do.” (Which Point of View?)
What is...first person?
How would you correct the underlined passage? “Wearing our new jerseys and cleats we stormed the field.”
cleats while we stormed
cleats. We stormed
cleats and we stormed
cleats, we stormed
What is...cleats, we stormed?
The moment when Esperanza is taken advantage of by the group of boys would be labeled as which plot element? (Exposition, Rising Action..etc.)
What is...Climax?
An over exaggeration used to convey meaning.
What is...hyperbole?
“The little boy was small but proud.”
What type of characterization is used in this passage?
What is...direct characterization?
A neighborhood in Chicago could be considered a temporal (time), environmental (physical), or social (psychological) aspect when considering setting in The House on Mango Street.
What is...environmental (physical)?
Choose the option that correctly uses the apostrophe:
I could see the sweat drops as they rolled down my sister’s forehead.
I could see the sweat drop’s as they rolled down my sister’s forehead.
I could see the sweat drops as they rolled down my sisters forehead.
I could see the sweat drops’ as they rolled down my sister’s forehead.
What is...(1) I could see the sweat drops as they rolled down my sister's forehead?
The moment of the story where everything comes to a close. (Which plot element?)
What is...resolution?
"My name is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings." is this type of figurative language.
What is...metaphor?
“Alaya walked past the mean girls to her locker, keeping her chin up and her eyes straight ahead, even after enduring horrible comments from them yesterday.”
What type of characterization is used in this passage?
What is...indirect characterization?
The sun was setting over the horizon, casting a beautiful orange hue over the city skyline. Jane was walking home from work, her mind preoccupied with thoughts of the day. Meanwhile, her neighbor, Derek, was plotting his next crime, unaware that the police were already closing in. (3rd person limited or omniscient point of view?)
What is...omniscient?
Correct the underlined passage: “The teacher moved closer to the students which was made them uneasy.”
students, which made
students was made
students made
students which
(1) students, which made
Esperanza's conversation with Alicia about how Mango Street is a part of her would qualify as this part of the plot.
What is...falling action?
This makes a comparison between two things and explains it.
What is...analogy?
"The girl was going through all of her toys in order to give some to the local toy drive."
Through indirect characterization we know that this character is this.
What is generous, kind, caring, compassionate?
"One day I will pack my bags of books and paper. One day I will say goodbye to Mango. I am too strong for her to keep me here forever. One day I will go away."
(Which word or words would help you determine the mood or tone of this passage?)
One day, goodbye, strong
What correction should be made to the following sentence?: “I found two boy’s jackets that were left on the school bus.”
“Jackets” should be “jacket’s.”
“Boy’s should be “boys.”
Change “boy’s” to “boys’s.”
Change “boy’s” to “boys’.”
What is... (d) Change "boy's" to "boys' "?