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What is a series or sequence of events in a story called?
Plot
100
an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. Sometimes called a moral.
Theme
100
Which comes first in the dictionary? Animate or Animal
Animal
100
the pattern of sound created by the varying length and emphasis given to different syllables
rhythm
100
Give an example of a simile
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200
You cannot have a plot without ____________.
Conflict
200
a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers
mood
200
Refers to the literal meaning of a word
Denotation
200
A grouping of lines in a poem, equivalent to a paragraph
Stanza
200
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words
alliteration
300
The point of greatest interest or suspense in a story
climax or turning point
300
writers use this technique to hint at what will happen later in the story
Foreshadowing
300
Refers to the emotion attached to a word
Connotation
300
language that communicates meanings beyond the literal level of what is being expressed, used to create effects, emphasize ideas, and evoke emotions
figurative language
300
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action
Onomatopoeia
400
Harry Potter is put under a spell that makes him lose his ability to talk. This is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs. Supernatural
400
Combining what we know with what the text gives us to draw a conclusion
Inference
400
How are synonyms noted in a dictionary?
All capital letters
400
verse that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm and rhyme, a rhythm more like that of everyday speech
free verse
400
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true
hyperbole
500
Most of the story takes place in what part of the plot?
Rising action
500
Literary device used to create a background to the present situation, place or person. Takes the reader to an event or experience that happened in the past.
Flashback
500
What is an antonym for the word furious?
Answers may vary. Joyful, merry, happy
500
Identify the personification in the following poem. Last night, while I lay thinking here, some Whatifs crawled inside my ear and pranced and partied all night long and sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I'm dumb in school? Whatif they've closed the swimming pool? Whatif I get beat up? Whatif there's poison in my cup? Whatif I start to cry? Whatif I get sick and die? Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear and pranced and partied all night long and sang their same old Whatif song
500
Give an example of an idiom
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