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Define the following word: theme
message of a story
life lesson
moral
What is Scrooge's 1st name?
Ebenezer
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
I like yellow roses.
yellow
What type of figurative language is this?
She's as confused as a chameleon in a bag of skittles.
Simile
What famous American poet was great friends with Charles Dickens?
Edgar Allan Poe
Define the following: figurative language
the opposite of literal. Used to jazz up writing and to make your point clearer to your audience. Lots of different types like: hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, etc.
What three ghosts visit Scrooge?
Past
Present
Future
Is this a complete sentence or a fragment? Explain.
Because Lidia told me I was boring!
Fragment. It's an incomplete thought. What happened because Lidia told you about your boringness? Or, you could just eliminate the word because so it reads, "Lidia told me I was boring!"
Create a hyperbolic sentence that describes how excited you are for winter break to start.
Answers will vary...obviously.
What is one detail you remember about Charles Dicken's father?
named John
financially irresponsible
went to debtor's prison
likable
Define the following word: inference
a logical guess based on evidence within a text
Who is Scrooge's Clerk?
Bob Cratchit
Correctly rewrite this dialogue using proper punctuation:
Sally smugly replied You wouldn't understand anything I say!
Sally smugly replies, "You wouldn't understand anything I say!"
What are sensory details?
When something is describes super vividly that the reader can create a picture in their mind. It utilizes the 5 senses (not necessarily all of them at the same time though).
How many children did Charles Dickens have?
10
Define the following: connotation
The meaning of a word beyond it's literal definition; what the person really means
Example: Julie is a snake means Julie is an awful person. She's manipulative.
Why did young Scrooge's woman leave him?
Because she believed he had changed since they first got together. He has become obsessed with money and she no longer fits into his ideal of a good life.
What is wrong with this sentence?
I like alot of different books.
I like a lot of different books.
"A lot" is two words!
What type of figurative language is this?
Chaos is a friend of mine. (You only get points if you can identify 2 different types of figurative language)
Metaphor
Personification
What weird thing did Dickens do when he was in hotel rooms?
Rearranged the furniture to make sure he slept facing north
Define the following: objective
supported by facts and not influenced by personal opinion
Why was Fezziwig so great? (We're looking for the deeper answer.)
He did small things to make his employees feel appreciated and loved. (Throwing them a Christmas party is part of the idea, but you have to go beyond that--talk about his power to make people happy or unhappy and choosing to do what he could to make them happy.)
Correct the following sentences:
Can you bring me Rubys plate? Its on the table.
Can you bring me Ruby's plate? It's on the table.
Spell the figurative language that means sound words.
O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A
Where did Charles Dickens work as a boy? (I need the actual name.)
Warren's Blacking Factory