Figurative Language
A direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as".
Metaphor
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
What is the name of the Soc girl in "The Outsiders" whom Ponyboy becomes friends with? (Hint: people call her this because of her red hair)
Cherry Vallance
Mrs. Burnett likes to play music from many different decades.
Which part of speech is Mrs. Burnett?
Noun
What do you call the atmosphere or emotional setting created by a piece of literature?
Mood
Repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
Alliteration
Using symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings different from their literal sense.
Symbolism
What is the protagonist's name in "Whirligig"?
Brent Bishop
Mrs. Hall went to Texas Tech.
Which part of speech is went?
Verb
What is the most iconic line from "The Outsiders"?
"Stay gold, Ponyboy."
Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.
Personification
The central idea or message conveyed by the story.
Theme
Who wrote "The Giver"?
Lois Lowry
Mrs. Burnett used to have blue hair.
Which part of speech is blue?
Adjective
Name an item from "The Giver" that is a symbol of freedom.
The sled
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
Allusion
In "And Then There Were None", how did the police at Scotland Yard know that Vera Claythorne could NOT have been the murderer?
After she'd hanged herself, the chair she'd stood on had been moved to sit against the wall.
Ms. Bowley's classroom is right beside mine.
Which part of speech is beside?
Preposition
What does C.E.C. stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Commentary
An over-exaggeration for effect that is so commonly used, that it becomes a popular saying
Idiom
Name the five parts of a plot diagram/mountain
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Name the Curtis brothers from "The Outsiders" from oldest to youngest.
Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy
I am having a baby in September, so Mrs. Purcell will be my substitute teacher.
Which part of speech is so?
Conjunction
What information goes into a parenthetical citation?
Author last name & page number
Ex: (Lowry 62)