Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 1
What is one external conflict the people on Maple Street face?
Mrs. Peña decides correctness.
Who gets shot by Charlie?
Pete Van Horn
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What is mood in literature?
The feeling the reader gets when reading a piece of text.
What is a stanza?
Group of lines (paragraphs) in a poem.
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Imagery appeals to what?
Your 5 senses.
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What mood is created in the following stage directions:
"...people's murmuring becomes a loud chant filling the air with accusations and demands for action..."
a. embarrassed
b. silly
c. angry
d. lonely
c. angry
Someone in a "reflective" mood is...
a. thinking deeply
b. accepting something at face value
c. sleeping
a. Thinking deeply
What mood is created in the following text:
"We watched him take his last breath and slowly slip away from us."
a. dreamy
b. drained
c. merciless
d. sorrowful
d. sorrowful
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Which poetic device is comparison using "like" or "as"?
Simile
The person we imagine could say the words being said in the poem.
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A "revelation" results in...
a. less information or knowledge
b. new information or knowledge
c. a complete lack of information or knowledge
b. new information or knowledge
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What does the word foreshadow mean?
warning or indication of a future event
What mood is created in the following text:
"He reached down and picked up the ten dollars on the floor. It was his lucky day."
a. motivated
b. mad
c. cheerful
d. relaxed
c. cheerful
What poetic device is this an example of:
The cloud began to sob and drenched us to our core.
personification
What poetic device is this an example of:
Her heart was a basket full of joy.
metaphor
What mood is created in the following stage directions:
"...two small boys who are standing alongside just buying ice cream."
a. relaxed
b. moody
c. nervous
d. surprised
a. relaxed
Which character seems to try the hardest to keep the situation on Maple Street from getting out of control?
Steve
What mood is created in the following text:
"The bully shoved him to the side and snatched his lunch money."
a. hostile
b. trustful
c. envious
d. numb
a. hostile
Comparing to things not using "like" or "as".
a. imagery
b. connotation
c. metaphor
d. personification
c. metaphor
What poetic device is this an example of:
I would walk 5,000 miles for you.
hyperbole
What is one internal conflict the people on Maple Street face?
Mrs. Peña decides correctness.
The theme could be expressed as...
a. Aliens may live among us.
b. There are no such things as monsters.
c. We, as humans, are our own worst enemies.
d. When faced with strange events, the residents of a small town bring about their own destruction.
c. We, as humans, are our own worst enemies.
What mood is created in the following text:
"Dan was always getting mixed up. His teacher called on him, and he gave her the wrong answer. Everyone laughed at him."
a. jealous
b. cranky
c. embarrassed
d. bored
c. embarrassed
What poetic device is this an example of:
She sank slowly down into the sea.
alliteration
Give me an example of personification.
I will decide.