Figurative Language
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The genre of the short story "The Monkey's Paw"
What is horror?
Name the figurative language: "all's fair in love and war,"
Juxtaposition
Redemption question! You can triple your points.
The literary work did Mrs White alluded to in The Monkey's Paw
What is Arabian Nights?
Who cursed the monkey's paw?
DOUBLE
an old fakir
OR
a holy man
This type of figurative language compares two things by saying one thing IS another thing.
What is a metaphor?
This type of figurative language makes an extremely exaggerated statement.
What is Hyperbole
Name the figurative language: "I'm so tired I could sleep 100 hours".
Hyperbole
What type of figurative language is where the same first letter sound repeats itself?
What is ALLITERATION?
This type of figurative language is the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
What is juxtaposition
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
Double
Simile
Herbert's place of employment
What is a factory?
OR
What is Maw and Meggins?
When the protagonist in a story is given advice from another character in the story who has more wisdom
What is the Words of the Wiser Signpost?
This figurative language hints or clues about future events in a story to build suspense and tension.
What is Foreshadowing
The final lesson of the monkey's paw
What is grief?
Redemtion question: You can bet as many points as you like:
Name the figurative language: The cool, refreshing water quenched her thirst as the scorching sun radiated above.
Imagery
Name the figurative language: She was dying of laughter.
Double
Hyperbole.
A hint from the author about what's to come in the story
What is foreshadowing?
Three methods through which the author incorporate foreshadowing:
What are: dialogue, incident, and imagery?
Spell the possessive plural of "child"
c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n-'s
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
Name the figurative language: "The car's engine groaned when I turned the key!"
Personification
Name the type of figurative language used?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!!
Hyperbole
Sunny skies and soft sand made the perfect summer day.
What is ALLITERATION?
Name three characters who die in the excerpt of the film The Monkey's Paw we watched in class
Who are Herbert and Mr and Mrs White?