Who Said It?
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”
Who is Dr. Seuss?
Uses the words like or as to make a comparison between two things.
What is a simile?
The time and place in which the story is told
Person, place, thing, or animal.
What is a noun?
Define "conscious"
What is aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake?
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get."
Who is Forrest Gump?
When human characteristics are given to something that is not human.
What is personification?
The inciting incident in a story that drives the plot forward.
What is conflict?
Replaces a noun.
Define "defiance"
What is open resistance; bold disobedience?
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Who is William Shakespeare?
Makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing.
What is a metaphor?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot?
Words expressing relation of a noun or a pronoun to another word.
What are prepositions?
Define "hierarchy"
What is a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority?
"You're mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are."
Who is Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland)?
Exaggerated statements or claims that could not possibly be true.
What is hyperbole?
Highlights and explains details about the characters in a story through physical descriptions, dialogue, inner thoughts and actions.
What is characterization?
Indicate if the noun refers to something specific or general.
What are articles?
Define "contrite"
What is feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt?
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
A figure of speech that makes a reference to a person, place, thing, book or pop culture; when we hint at something and expect that other person to understand what we are referencing.
What is an allusion?
Reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work.
What is tone?
Express strong feelings or reactions.
What are interjections?
Define "tenuous"
What is very weak or slight?