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Figurative Language
Reading and Reading Comprehension
Poetry
Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
100

This is the most famous speech given by Martin Luther King Jr.

"I Have a Dream"

100

These two types of figurative language compare two similar things.

Metaphor and simile

100

Reading comprehension questions often show up on this type of test

Standardized test (MAP, SAT, etc.)

100

This style of poetry uses the first letter of each line to spell a word or phrase

Acrostic

100

This word means "to read" in Hawaiian

Heluhelu

200

This American movement, which peaked in the 1950s and 60s, championed equality for all races.

Civil Rights Movement
200

This type of figurative language describes a person, place, thing, etc., with sensory details

Imagery

200

When an author hints at what may happen later on in the story, it is called...

Foreshadowing

200

This style of poetry follows a 5/7/5 syllable pattern

Haiku

200

This word means "book" in Hawaiian

Puke/Buke

300
The frequent use of the phrase "I have a dream" in this speech is an example of what literary device?

Repetition

300

This type of figurative language allows amazing authors to emphasize a certain sound.

Alliteration

300

This book series is Jenna's favorite

Harry Potter

300

This style of poetry has "no rules"

Free verse

300

This word means "library" in Hawaiian

Hale waihona puke

400

What did King hope that his children would be judged on (instead of the color of their skin)?

The content of their character

400

Figurative language can make writing more...

interesting (or other related words)

400

Reading for this amount of time is considered optimal for receiving benefits such as increased knowledge acquisition skills, reduced stress levels, and improved cognitive function

15-30 minutes

400

This style of poetry praises a person, place or thing

Ode
400

This word means "to write" in Hawaiian

kākau

500

The system that kept White people and people of color in America separated until the 1960s.

Segregation

500

Describing an object as if it is a human is an example of...

Personification

500
A common nickname for a book that is longer than a picture book and is broken into different sections

Chapter book

500
Someone who writes poetry is called a

Poet

500
This reading club's Hawaiian name is...

Hui Aloha Heluhelu