FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence:
"The basketball player was as quick as a cheetah racing across the savannah."
What is a simile?
The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work.
What is mood?
In which point of view is this sentence written?
"I walked into the room and immediately noticed something was wrong."
What is first-person point of view?
Read the sentence:
"The puppy was reluctant to leave its warm bed on the cold morning."
What does reluctant mean?
What is unwilling or hesitant?
Which type of character changes or learns an important lesson over the course of a story?
What is a dynamic character?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence:
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
The most intense, exciting, important point in a story.
What is the climax?
In which point of view is this sentence written?
"Sarah opened the letter and smiled as she read the good news."
What is third-person limited?
Read the sentence:
"The teacher praised the student for being diligent and completing all of her work on time."
What does diligent mean?
What is hard-working and careful?
What is the difference between theme and topic?
What is a topic is the subject of a text, while a theme is the message or lesson about that subject?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence:
"After losing the championship game, the team sailed through a sea of disappointment."
What is a metaphor?
Define "jargon".
What point of view is being used?
"You step onto the stage. Your hands shake as everyone stares at you."
What is second-person point of view?
Read the sentence:
"The hikers felt exhausted after the arduous climb up the mountain."
What does arduous mean?
What is difficult, requiring a lot of effort?
What is the denouement?
What is the final resolution of a narrative or the ultimate outcome of a complex sequence of event ?
Read the sentence:
"The scent of freshly baked cinnamon buns drifted through the warm kitchen while golden sunlight spilled across the wooden table."
What literary device is primarily being used?
What is imagery?
Define "Oxymoron".
What is two opposite or contradictory words are put together to create a unique expression?
Which point of view allows readers to know the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
What is third-person omniscient?
Read the sentence:
"Although the mayor tried to appease the angry crowd, many people remained upset."
What does appease mean?
What is to calm, satisfy, or make less angry?
A narrator describes a character as "honest and trustworthy," but later the character steals money from a friend. What literary technique is being used?
What is situational irony?
A student says, "When I realized the final exam was today and I hadn't studied, I was up the creek without a paddle."
What type of figurative language is "up the creek without a paddle", and what does it mean?
What is an idiom?
It means the student is in a difficult situation with no easy solution.
Define "Consonance" and provide an example.
What is where the same consonant sound is repeated in words that are close to each other? Examples may vary.
Why might an author choose first-person point of view instead of third-person omniscient?
What is to create a more personal connection with one character and limit the information readers know?
Read the sentence:
"Despite numerous setbacks, the athlete remained resolute in her determination to succeed."
What does resolute mean?
What is firmly determined; unwavering?
A character starts the story as selfish and arrogant. By the end, they have become caring and humble. Which TWO character types best describe them?
What are dynamic and round?