Parts of Speech
The cat executed the mouse.
What type of word is 'execute'?
Verb
The skies are crying.
Personification
True or False
Comparing the opening of the story to the end is a structural feature.
True
Miss the boat.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
In what year was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
Sarah was feeling anxious today.
What type of word is 'anxious'?
Adjective
THE WIND IS HOWLING LIKE THE SWIRLING STORM INSIDE ME.
Personification and Simile
Define Structure
The way the writer arranges and organises the story to make the reader think and feel.
When pigs fly.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
Something that will never happen.
What is the national dish of England?
Fish & Chips
OR
Chicken Tikka Masala
Mike drove his car carelessly down the road.
What type of word is 'carelessly'?
Adverb
You aint nothing but a hound dog.
Metaphor
What does it mean when the writer 'withholds information'?
The information the writer hasn't revealed to you in the story to keep you on the edge of your seat and keep the reader intrigued.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
There is good in every bad situation.
Bad things one day eventually lead to good things.
Which flower is associated with England?
Rose
Sarah was an ambitious student.
What type of word is 'ambitious'?
Adjective
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
Define Foreshadowing
A warning or indication of something to come.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
Don't depend on something, before it has actually happened.
Who is the next heir to the throne of Britain?
The Prince of Wales
Prince William
Religion has been with mankind since the beginning of time.
What type of word is 'religion'?
Noun
You shoot me down but I won’t fall…I am titanium.
Symbolism
Define the term 'focus shifts'
What the writer focuses on as the text develops.
A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
An opportunity in hand, currently, is better than a prospect in the future, because time never repeats itself.
What was the name of the plague that killed a third of the English population in 1348?
A. The White Death
B. The Pig Flu
C. The Bird Flu
D. The Black Death
The Black Death