Literary Terms
A statement sentence highlighting the main idea
Gist Statement
What was the name of the last school Percy got kicked out of?
Yancy Academy
Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house. An intruder is someone who intrudes.
Breaks in
The Fury I’d hilt-slammed came at me again, talons ready, but I swung Riptide and she broke open like a piñata” (Chapter 10, pg. 173)
Simile
What is Point of view?
Perspective or from the person who is speaking
Which term means the moral lesson, or message that we learn from the story?
Theme
What color food does Percy's mother always make him?
Blue
When they heard the good news about the court’s decision, the angry crowd cheered and then began to disperse.
Break apart
Percy is a lone wolf.
Metaphor
What is a prefix
word that comes before the root
Which term means the most important, or central idea of a text? It is the overall idea of the text.
Main Idea
What is the camp called for demigods called?
Camp Half-Blood
Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music.
Disagreement or Fight
It was so heavy. It felt like it weighed a ton.
Hyperbole
What is the difference between first and third point of view
First- I,me and Third- They, them
Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way for particular effect
Figurative Language
What is the name of Percy’s sword?
Riptide, Anaklusmos
The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the story is in big trouble. Will anyone believe him again?
Fake
The valley marched up to the water
Personification
What is a suffix
word that comes after the root
Another word for multiple choice questions
Selected Response Questions
How old was Annabeth when she first came to Camp Half-Blood?
Seven
Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet.
Changed the direction of
There was a blinding flash, a jaw-rattling boom!, and our car exploded.
onomatopoeia
Break up this word;
Uncooked
Un- Prefix, Cook- Root, Ed- Suffix