TKAM info
Figurative Language
MLA Format
Literary Devices
General ELA
100

This is the year Harper Lee died in.

When was 2016?

100

"Her eyes sparkled like diamonds."

This is an example of...

What is a simile?

100
The font and size of your text.

What is 12 point font Times New Roman?

100

"I can't keep counting on Kaitlin to consistently show up!"

This is an example of...

What is alliteration?

100

Capitalization is for...

What is a title, name, beginning of a sentence, and proper noun?

200

The story is told in _________ person.

What is first person? 

200
"The mountain stood tall and proud."

This is an example of...

What is personification?

200

What goes FIRST in the parentheses when quoting an article?

What is the author's last name?

200

"The man was tall with brown hair and brown eyes."

This is an example of...

What is direct characterization?

200

The overall message of a text.

What is theme/thematic statement?

300

TKAM takes place in...

What is Alabama?

300

"That girl is such a snake."

This is an example of...

What is a metaphor?

300

If you do not have an author for your text, what should go in the parentheses?

What is the article's title?

300

Two opposite terms put next to each other.

What is an oxymoron?

300

The phrase that Ms. Pyle NEVER wants to see again in any kind of writing...

What is "this shows...?"

400

Harper Lee is famous for this many books.

What is ONE book?

400

"Her smile was a mile wide after passing her driver's test."

This is an example of...

What is a hyperbole?

400

What is the order of your header in the top left-hand corner?

What is name, teacher's name, class, and due date?

400

When a text/movie interrupts real time to think of a moment that has already happened.

What is a flashback?

400

The part of a story when the character changes.

What is the climax?

500

The names of the brother, sister, and father in TKAM.

Who is Gem, Scout, and Atticus?

500

"I can talk about literary devices until I'm blue in the face, but some of you will never choose to listen."

This is an example of...

What is an idiom?

500

On a Works Cited page, the SECOND line of the citation should be formatted this way.

What is a hanging indent?

500

When something is mentioned within the beginning of a text and ends up being important/meaningful later.

What is foreshadowing?

500

Name all four kinds of conflict.

What is person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. nature, person vs. society?