Children's Literature

Elements of Literature

100

The sun is like a giant flashlight- this is a ?

simile

200

The crisp white light bathed the icy cold sides of the mountain. Name 2 senses

 visual, tactile

300

The odor of rotting garbage wafted through the humid, sticky air. (2 senses)

olfactory, tactile

400

Mozart's masterpiece tickled my eardrums with delight while the roasted coffee, thick and strong, warmed my soul.

 tactile, auditory, gustatory

500

Blue begonias bloomed and red roses rose. What are TWO techniques discussed in class being used here?

 alliteration and parallelism

Children's Lit.

100

Name one of the 5 main characteristics of children's literature

Concrete, visual details

Limited characters with redeeming qualities

Orphans

Contrasting themes

Moral 

200

What was the moral of the story "The Window"? (Cedric and Lucy, bunny and parrot)

home is the best/safest place to be

300

Why are parents often absent in children's stories?

What is children need to be free to have an adventure

400

Name 3 contrasting themes named in the lecture

What is good/evil, obedience/disobedience, civilization/nature, companionship/solitude, old ideas/new ideas, wildness/restraint, independence/loss of security, safety/danger, boredom/adventure, acceptance/defiance

500

What kids of descriptive details often ARE included in children's literature?

What is shapes, colors, sounds

Vocab- Synonyms

100

saying

motto

200

in between

What is liminal

300

peak

What is pinnacle

400

basic

generic

500

saving

redeeming

Surprise

100

What has Amanda _________________ a collection of?

100 points for vocab

extra 100 if you guess right

amassed

mugs from all over the world

200

What was Amanda's favorite Disney movie as a child?

Cinderella

300

The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?

The Louvre

400

What novel (and somewhat recent film) is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?

Dune

500

What is the second book of the bible?

Exodus

Vocab In Context

100

My sister's ex was such a ______________;he was unemployed, lived in her apartment, didn't pay rent and ate all her food.

leech

200

Many children are _______________ in children's lit. so they are free to have adventures. Otherwise, their parents might _______________ them- and not let them do anything fun.

orphans, smother

300

I don't have time to read this whole book; can you just give me a quick _____________ of it?

synopsis

400

Good fiction needs to have some ______________ of truth to be good

semblance

500

While Johnnie certainly has a goal here, he is without a plan or a _____________ of how to achieve it.

schema