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Why Can't We Be Friends? (Conflict)
Either/Or
Plot Parade
Figuratively Speaking
Define this!
100
This is usually found in the last paragraph and in how the main character changes throughout the story.
What is theme?
100
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting. He tied them all to his tail and strutted down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes. So the Jay could do no better than go back to the other Jays, who had watched his behaviour from a distance; but they were equally annoyed with him, and told him: What is the theme of this selection?
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds
100
By examining the words the author uses in describing the subject of the selection, will a reader discover this.
What is tone?
100
Where does the reader look to find the mood of a poem?
He looks at the imagery that the author has created.
100
The author is comparing two unlike terms. By comparing these, he is emphasizing the comparison.
What is the significance of an author's use of a metaphor?
200
This emphasizes what is happening in this comparison and is found by looking at the noun and verb.
What is personification?
200
The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower wraps The grimy scraps Of withered leaves about your feet And newspapers from vacant lots; The showers beat On broken blinds and chimney-pots, And at the corner of the street A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps. And then the lighting of the lamps. What is the mood and tone of this poem?
What is depressing and disheartened?
200
The dictionary meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
200
How does a reader find the mood of a story?
The reader looks at the setting and at the images the author has created.
200
You find this by examining the first and last paragraph, or by examining the first and last sentence of a social studies or science passage.
What is main idea?
300
If a reader is looking for this, then he/she can look at what the author talks about the most.
What is main idea?
300
Molly saw the poor, helpless animal limping in front of her. She thought, "I've got to help him. Maybe I can see if he has a collar on with his owner's address." She walked faster, to catch up with the poor animal. What kind of person is Molly?
What is kind and considerate?
300
The feeling and emotions behind the word.
What is a connotation?
300
What he/she says, does, thinks, or how he/she looks.
How does a reader find a character's traits?
300
The author uses words to help the reader visualize what he is writing about. It usually hints at the mood of a selection.
What is imagery?
400
This occurs when the opposite of what you expect happens.
What is irony?
400
The house smelled of warm cookies as Ariel pushed open the front door. Light flooded the kitchen, almost spotlighting them piled high on the counter. "Oh chocolate chip. My favorite!", she said. State the mood of this paragraph.
What is comforting or any other word that evokes this emotion?
400
This is determined by the connotations of the words the author uses.
How is mood sometimes determined?
400
Where and when a story takes place.
What is the setting?
400
The order the story happens.
What is the plot of a story?
500
A blocked off section of a poem, that contains more than one line.
What is a stanza?
500
Britain's biggest dog, until it died recently, was named Tiny.
What is irony?
500
What part of the plot line is number 3? 1. Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella who lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters. 2. Cinderella’s stepmother doesn’t allow her to go to the ball, but Cinderella’s fairy godmother gives her enchantments that wear off at midnight. 3. Cinderella meets a prince at the ball, the clock strikes midnight, and Cinderella’s shoe is left behind. 4. The prince uses the shoe to find Cinderella. 5. They live happily ever after.
What is climax?
500
Whether the narrator is inside (1st person) or outside (third person) the story.
What is point of view?
500
The three elements of characterization.
What is: -Sharing character’s thoughts, actions, and dialogue. -Describing his/her appearance -Revealing what others in the story think of this character.