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Literary Devices
Informational Text
Roots
100
This is the contraction for "you are"
What is "YOU'RE"
100
This object was used to call the boys to the meeting
What is the conch
100
POP
BANG
SPLASH are examples of this
What is onomatopoeia
100
These letters (P.I.E.) are also known as the author's purpose
What are Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
100
The meaning of this root word is "AGAIN"
What is "RE"
200
Each of these words are known as "FANBOYS"
What are "FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET" and "SO"
200
The COMPLETE title of a story where the main character's mother makes the main character face the bullies.
What is "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis"
200
In The Odyssey we see this 12 step literary device
What is a Hero's Journey
200
In this type of informational text the author gives the reasons and results involved in the topic of their writing
What is cause and effect
200
The root for this definition: MAL
What is "BAD"
300
A one word name for this type of sentence:
THE DOG WHO LIVED IN THE YARD BEHIND MY HOUSE
What is a fragment
300
This is the combined name of the twins
What is Sam'N'Eric
300
[DAILY DOUBLE]
This is the name of a poetic device that has 10 syllables in a stressed then unstressed pattern
[DAILY DOUBLE]
What is Iambic Pentameter
300
This is a graphic organizer for this type of informational text
What is compare and contrast
300
The break down of the word parts in this word: BIPED
What is something with 2 (bi) feet (feet)
400
The name for the CAPS part of this sentence
WHEN WE FINISH THE FINAL EXAM, we will be allowed to go home.
What is dependent / or a dependent clause.
400
This author is well-known for writing horror stories
Who is Edgar Allen Poe
400
This is the definition for the device called HYPERBOLE
What is exaggerating or overstating an idea
400
The type of writing when a process or event is presented with steps in order
What is sequence
400
The word parts for this word would mean: "to look in to something carefully"
What is "inspect"
spect (see/look)
500
These are the seven parts of speech
What are: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, interjection
500
In THIS STORY these things killed the parents in a room of their house
What is the Veldt
500
This is when the audience knows that the beast is actually human, but the characters do not
What is dramatic irony
500
This type of organizer is typically used to brainstorm for this type of text
What is description
500
[Daily Double]
These two word parts mean: to speak a true decision in a courtroom
[Daily Double]
What is a verdict
ver (truth/true) dict (speak)