Vocabulary
The character or person who is telling the story
narrator
What is the meaning of traverse as used in this sentence?
A decade after the introduction of the Model T, the U.S. military decided to conduct an operation to identify challenges that troops might face if they needed to traverse the country in response to an emergency.
A. take back
B. watch over
C. build up
D. travel across
D. travel across
Her eyes were like twinkling stars.
simile
The voice of the poem; the narrator
speaker
Adjectives that describe a character
Ex: hard working, reserved, shy, outgoing, stubborn, etc.
character traits
Read the sentence from paragraph 14.
Then, he sent Hephaestus, the god of fire and metalworking, to shackle Prometheus with iron chains, binding his arms and feet fast to the rocks.
What is the meaning of the word fast as it is used in context?
A. quick
B. rapid
C. secure
D. steady
C. secure
My mother is an angel.
metaphor
Two or more words have the same ending sound
Example: “A little bird, with plumage brown,
Beside my window flutters down,”
rhyme
grow or cause to grow and become more advanced
develop or development
Which detail supports the inference that Roosevelt’s fireside chats had a significant impact on the American people?
A. the description of the millions of letters to Roosevelt that flooded the White House mailbox
B. the explanation of Roosevelt delivering his speeches behind a desk instead of by a fireplace
C. the inclusion of Roosevelt’s reference to the Founding Fathers and other notable people in history
D. the emphasis on the idea that Roosevelt was president during some of the darkest days in American history
A. the description of the millions of letters to Roosevelt that flooded the White House mailbox
He was so angry, he could spit fire.
hyperbole
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Examples: Timmy took the toy to the store.
“back to birth and before”
alliteration
To examine and judge the quality of something; to take a closer look; to study
analyze or evaluate
Which quotation supports the inference that the interstate system negatively affected small communities?
A. “Small towns, especially those located far from major roads, began to see their populations decline.”
B. “Highways also affected the places that many Americans called home.”
C. “Even today, the highway system continues to evolve, and the landscape and culture of America continues to change with it.”
D. “At the same time, urban neighborhoods occupied by minorities and working-class residents were sometimes destroyed or cut in half to make way for new roads.”
A. “Small towns, especially those located far from major roads, began to see their populations decline.”
The moon looked down and the stars winked at us.
personification
When words, phrases, or whole lines are repeated in a poem
repetition
A statement that cannot possibly be taken literally.
Example: It’s raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
What is the meaning of unobtrusive as used in this sentence?
In fact, vampire bats are so light and unobtrusive that they have been known to feed for more than thirty minutes at a time without waking up their prey.
A. not often hungry
B. not too light
C. not easily noticed
D. not very quiet
C. not easily noticed
I was Cinderella stepping from her pumpkin carriage with sparkly cartoon music filling the air.
allusion or metaphor
The use of language to create vivid pictures in the reader’s mind; language that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch
Example: The odors of the house surprised me... The sweet scent of vanilla met us as she opened the door... They were flat, round, slightly browned on the edges with a butter-yellow in the center...
imagery