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Figurative Language
Literary Terms
Goldsboro
Sci Fi Lit
Animal Planet
100
A comparison using "like" or "as" Ex. "Life is like a box of chocolates."
What is a simile?
100
A piece of literature that uses symbolism and has a hidden moral message. 

What is an allegory?

100

This high school is named after a former governor largely responsible for instigating the Wilimington massacre of 1898.

What is Charles B. Aycock?

100

These two murderous brats definitely need some "unplugged" time.

Who are Wendy and Peter from The Veldt?

100

The only mammal that cannot jump?

What is an elephant?

200
Direct comparison Ex. "The front is a cage."
What is a metaphor?
200
Clues that hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
What is foreshadowing?
200

Of 57,000, 117,000, and 257,000, the population of Wayne County.

What is 117,000?

200

This winged scavenger foreshadows death in "The Veldt."

What is a vulture?

200

Not one of Santa's reindeer, but a female fox.

What is a vixen?

300
Gives human characteristics to non-humans. Ex. "The trees whispered in the breeze."
What is personification?
300

The moral or lesson that the story is trying to teach/convey.

What is theme?

300

The main river that flows through the county.

What is the Neusse?

300

The article on Teens and Technology suggest that increased dependence on tech can result in a decrease in _____________ (E.I.).

What is emotional intelligence?

300

Understandably so, this mammal has the highest blood pressure.

What is a giraffe?

400
A statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Ex. "Are you pulling my leg?"
What is an idiom?
400

A reference to a person, place, or another work of literature.

What is an allusion?

400

The largest agricultural employer in the county.

What is Case Farms?

400

This food source provided by AgroGlobal probably has a shelf life of ten plus years.

What is Newtri?

400

This little sea creature breaks all gender stereotypes and gives birth to its young.

What is a seahorse?

500
Extreme exaggeration. Ex. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
What is a hyperbole?
500

The positive or negative feelings/emotions that are associated with a word.

What is connotation?

500

Four of the six surrounding counties.

What Wilson, Johnson, Greene, Lenoir, Samson, or Duplin?

500

The number of aliens from the first group that were turned over to the second group.

What is 62?

500

One of the only two mammals that lay eggs.

What are the duck billed platypus and the spiny anteater?