Senses
Imagery & Meaning
Mood
Setting
Civil War
100
What are the five sensory details?
sight, smell, touch, hearing, or taste
100
Define imagery
language that helps the reader picture what is being described
100
Define Mood
The mood is your overall feeling at a certain time
100
Which detail creates a romantic mood?
As he entered the apartment, Dwayne shook the snow from his coat. He realized that the apartment was dark. The sound of soft, smooth jazz music drifted soothingly to his ears from an old, beat-up stereo. What was going on?
1. the snow on Dwayne's coat
2. smooth jazz music
3. an old, beat-up stereo
2. smooth jazz music
100
During the Civil War, the nation was split into 2 sides? What were they?
North and South
200
What sense does the following examples use?
1. The glowing white face of the full moon shone on us. (1)
2. The shiny red berry turned to tart juice with each bite. (2)
3. The blast drowned out our voices as red and blue light filled the skies. (2)
4. The golden pie crust smelled sweet and buttery. (2)
5. The lightning storm arrived with a blinding flash and a long roll of thunder that shook the house. (3)
1. Sight
2. Sight, Taste
3. Sight, Hearing
4. Sight, Smell
5. Sight, Touch, Sound
200
What mood does the following sentence create?
The streets were dark, except for the dim, greenish light of two or three streetlamps. Wind whistled through empty alleyways and rustled leaves into the gutters. I looked at my map again.
Spooky, Eerie
200
What is his mood?
Angry
200
Which image creates a light-hearted mood?
the feel of the sawdust
the quiet audience
the look of the birthday cake
the look of the cake
200
What was the deadliest battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
300
Which sense do the details in each sentence appeal to?
1. The rich, buttery chocolate practically melted in her mouth.
2. The humid air reeked of wet dirt and burning wood.
3. Sandpaper-like grit stuck to the grimy windowpane.
4. The window made a pitiful screeching noise when it was opened.
1. Taste
2. Smell
3. Touch
4. Hearing
300
What do the visual images tell you about Devon?
As she listened to the music, Devon's face began to glow. She closed her eyes as the notes danced around her. She waved her fingers back and forth like a tree in the breeze. The rest of the world just disappeared.
She loves music
300
Which mood is positive and negative?
1. It was noon, but dark clouds were rolling in. Suddenly, the wind turned cold
2. Peter shivered as lightning flashed across the black sky and thunder boomed
3. The sun broke through the clouds. Peter felt the warmth of its rays.
1. Negative
2. Negative
3. Positive
300
Which example of imagery would help create a somber, or sad, mood?
1. Paint peeled from the walls of the silent, empty playroom.
2. The roses on the table filled the kitchen with a sweet smell.
3. Cool, clear water bubbled up from the secret spring.
4. A warm breeze blew along the sunny beach.
1. Paint peeled from the walls of the silent, empty playroom.
300
Who won the Civil War?
The North
400
Which sentence contains NON-Visual Imagery? (3)
1. The room stinks like a perfume factory.
2. Her voice sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard
3. The stars were brilliant blue jewels in a black velvet sky.
4. I felt a pins-and-needles sensation in my left foot.
5. She was frightened
1
2
4
400
Which senses does Poe's imagery appeal to?
The blackness of eternal night encompassed me. I struggled for breath. The intensity of the darkness seemed to oppress and stifle me. The atmosphere was intolerably close.
(Pick 2)
Sight & Touch
400
What is the mood:
Stuart and his family sat glued to their seats in anxious anticipation. They could hardly believe that Anna had been chosen to be a contestant on a reality show! Anna had made it to the final elimination. Would she win? Stuart nervously tapped his foot. "Shhh, everybody!" his father urged. "The show's about to start." The room fell quiet as everyone eyed the TV.
1. Scary & Dangerous
2. Exciting & Suspenseful
3. Comfortable & Relaxed
4. Tense & Angry
2. Exciting & Suspenseful
400
Which detail of the setting does NOT add to the mood of this passage?
1. the new morning
2. Kathleen's bed
3. the young, green trees
4. the blue sky and fresh air
2. Kathleen's bed
400
What was the role of the drummer boy?
Give commands through the different beats of his drum
500
The imagery in this passage appeals mostly to—
The bases were loaded. The audience hummed with excitement as the batter stepped up to the plate. After an echoing crack like a thunderclap, the ball whistled right out of the park! The team had won! The batter ran the bases, deafened by the roar of 50,000 fans.
Hearing
500
Which senses do the images in these lines appeal to? (3)
"Whenever the trees are crying aloud, / And ships are tossed / at sea. . . ."
Sight, Hearing, Touch
500
Create a sentence about 2 castles. One sentence should use setting to create a positive, happy mood. The other should use the setting to create a negative, spooky mood.
Teacher Choice
500
The mood of the selection is created through the image of—
"If only they would stop!" she thought wildly. She pressed her hands to her ears, trying to block out the sound. It seemed, however, that the bells were growing louder than ever! Leah suddenly screamed, "Someone help me—please!"
1. The look of the tower
2. The feel of the rain
3. Sound of the bells
4. Feel of Leah's hands
the sound of the bells
500
James Buchanan was president before the Civil War. What number president was he?
15th