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Lit Devices/
Fig. Lang. 1
Lit Devices/
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Grammar
Story Elements 1
Story Elements 2
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Words that have similar meanings. Give an example!
What are synonyms? (examples may vary)
100
Words that have opposite meanings. Give an example!
What are antonyms? (examples may vary)
100
This comma is either correctly placed or incorrectly. The T.V. was so loud, that I asked my dad to turn the volume down.
What is incorrect?
100
A broad idea, message, or lesson conveyed by a work; usually about life, society, or human nature; these often explore timeless and universal ideas. Give an example from either Freak the Mighty or Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
What is theme? (examples may vary)
100
Setting. Give an example from A Midsummer Night's Dream (play NOT movie).
What is where the story takes place? What is Athens?
200
The difference between similes and metaphors.
What is a simile compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" and a metaphor is a comparison not using "like" or "as"?
200
Nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk; a specialized language often meaningless to others. Give an example!
What is jargon? (examples may vary)
200
A word that modifies another part of language (usually a verb or an adjective) *hint: many end in -ly
What is an adverb?
200
The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama. Give an example from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What is plot? What is the meddling of fairies in the lives of the Athenian lovers?
200
The struggle between the opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature depends. Give an example from Freak the Mighty, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, or A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What is conflict? (examples may vary)
300
Definition and example of hyperbole.
What is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration or overstatement for effect. (examples may vary)
300
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
300
Sensitive. Sensative. Which is spelled correctly?
What is sensitive?
300
The climate of feeling in a literary work; the choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute toward creating this. Give an example from Freak the Mighty, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, or A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What is mood? (examples may vary)
300
When the narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what s/he sees and is told by other characters; the narrator can't tell the reader/audience thoughts of other characters. The book we read this year told in such a way.
What is first person point of view? What is Freak the Mighty?
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Sally sells seashells by the seashore is an example of __________ because __________.
What is alliteration because the "s" sound is repeated throughout the sentence. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words.
400
Rhyme scheme.
What is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme (abab, abcb, etc.)
400
A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Give an example!
What is an adjective? (examples may vary)
400
Something concrete that stands for something abstract; has meaning beyond its literal self. Give an example.
What is symbol? (examples may vary)
400
Hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in a piece of literature. Give an example from Freak the Mighty, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, or A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What is foreshadowing? (examples may vary)
500
"While I nodded napping, suddenly there came a tapping, tapping at my chamber door" (Poe) is an example of this type of rhyme.
What is internal rhyme?
500
Personification. Give an example!
What is a figure of speech that gives inanimate objects life-like qualities. (examples may vary)
500
-ed = past tense -ing = present tense
What is verb tense?
500
When the narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one character; use of "he" and "she".
What is third person omniscient point of view?
500
When the narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters; uses "he" or "she".
What is third person limited?