What literary term is used for a comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
100
"Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go"
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
200
When did Santa Claus first appear in America?
18th century/ 1700's (paragraph 3)
200
What does "era" mean?
Historical Time Period
200
Spell word number 1 on your list
Alternate
200
What literary term is used when you give human qualities to a non-human item?
Personification
200
Just like the ones I use to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
White Christmas
300
When did the Salvation army begin to use Santa Claus's to raise money for those in need?
1890's (paragraph 5)
300
What part of speech is "alternate"?
Verb
300
Spell word 6 on your list.
Jostle
300
What literary term is used for when an author uses words to create an image in your mind?
Imagery
300
I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears,
I'll give it to someone special
Last Christmas
400
Name two things about Santa Claus we learned from the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
Paragraph 6:
- "right jolly old elf"
- portly figure
- going down chimneys
- "a miniature sleigh"
400
Define "caricature"
Exaggerated Picture
400
Define & give the part of speech for "profound"
(Adj)
Meaningful
400
Define a "metaphor"
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
400
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
All I Want For Christmas Is You
500
Name three other names for Santa Claus in other countries.
Paragraph 7:
- Kris Kringle (Sweden & Germany)
- Jultomten (Scandinavia)
- Father Christmas (England)
- Pere Noel (France)
- Babouschka (Russia)
- La Befana (Italy)
500
Define, spell, & give the part of speech for word 10
Vanquish
(V)
To Defeat
500
Spell, give the part of speech, and define word 3 on your list.
Debris
(N)
Ruins
500
What is a theme?
The message or moral of a story
500
So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young