Parts of Speech
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
Johnny walked his dog through the forest.
Johnny, Dog, Forest
What is the setting in Of Mice and Men?
Salinas, California/ The Salinas River Valley
Which type of figurative language describes words mimicking sounds?
Onomatopoeia
What does "digress" mean?
To stray from the main topic
Define the exposition of a story.
The beginning of the story; reader learns about the character, setting, and conflict here.
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
Timmy drove through the storm.
What are the rabbits in Of Mice and Men symbolic of?
Dreams/ George and Lennie's American Dream
Which type of figurative language uses words to create "word pictures" in the reader’s imagination and uses words that appeal to the reader's 5 senses?
Imagery
Define the word "ubiquitous".
Appearing everywhere all at once
Define the rising action of a story.
The longest part of the story; suspense builds up here.
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
My friend is a famous writer.
Famous
What is Lennie's most prominent personal struggle?
He is forgetful
Which type of figurative language repeats a beginning sound in several words within the same line?
Alliteration
Define the word "arduous".
Requiring a lot of effort
Which part of the story ties up loose ends and resolves the conflict?
Resolution
Identify the pronoun in the following sentence:
Her favorite candy is a pack of M&M's.
Her
What type of conflict arises from Lennie fighting Curley?
Person vs. Person
A poetic device that uses repetition to place emphasis on a set of words or an idea within a poem.
Use the word "predate" in a sentence.
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The most exciting moment of the story (near the ending) during which the major question(s) is answered in the reader’s mind.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
I completely ruined my favorite shirt by spilling orange juice on it.
completely
The rabbit is an example of which type of figurative language?
Symbol
What is rhythm?
Demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables, particularly in verse form.
Use the word "tedious" in a sentence.
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What is the inciting/initial incident?
First event in the story when the reader becomes interested in what will happen later.