Vocabulary
Which word means to find differences?
A) Compare
B) Contrast
Contrast
Uses "I", "me", "my", "we", "us".
First person
This is an example of a(n) _____.
She shines bright like a diamond.
Simile
If inter- is a prefix that means "between", then the prefix intro- means
A) Away from
B) Into
C) Around
B) Into
Which of the following is an example of a theme?
B) Never underestimate someone.
What does "theme" mean?
The lesson or moral of the story.
Uses "you", "yours", "you're", "your".
Second person
This is an example of a(n) _________.
He was a guiding light.
Metaphor
Poets use repetition to ______.
A) Emphasize a point
B) Make you remember the line more
C) Make the poem more interesting
A) Emphasize a point
How does the author reveal the theme of a story?
B) Through character actions, dialogue, and conflict resolution
What are the three types of irony?
Dramatic, Verbal, Situational
Uses "he", "she", "they". The narrator is does not know the thoughts or feelings of the characters.
Third person limited.
This is an example of __________.
The branches danced in the wind.
Personification
How were the themes of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven similar?
A) Both stories emphasized that death can be haunting through grief and obsession.
B) Both stories showed that a guilty conscience drives you mad.
A) Both stories emphasized that death can be haunting through grief and obsession.
Why is dialogue important in a text?
A) It tells the reader what is going to happen next.
B) It tells the reader what the characters are thinking and feeling.
C) It makes the characters seem relatable.
D) It confuses the reader.
B) It tells the reader what the characters are thinking and feeling.
What are the 4 markers of an unreliable narrator?
Too young, a liar, mental health issues, exaggeration
Uses "he", "she", "they". The narrator does know the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
Third person omniscient.
This is an example of a(n) ____________.
It's raining cats and dogs out there.
Idiom
The Tell-Tale Heart is a work of ________.
A) Fiction
B) Non-fiction
A) Fiction
What is conflict in a story?
A) The narrator.
B) The solution.
C) The problem.
D) The setting.
C) The problem.
What 3 elements make up the setting of a story?
Where, when, social expectations.
Usually uses "I", "me", "my", "we", "us", BUT switches narrators, typically from one character to another.
Multiple points of view/perspectives/narrators.
This is an example of a(n) _________.
"The boy I cannot live without"
- Audre Lorde, Hanging Fire
Hyperbole
A fire station burning down, a social media influencer posting about how social media is a waste of time, and a pilot who is afraid of heights, are all examples of what kind of irony?
Situational Irony
How did the setting of The Tell-Tale Heart impact the plot of the story?
The time-period made him use a lantern; it was nighttime so he used the lantern; the narrator and the old man lived in the house alone so he made a villain of the old man.