Overstating something usually for the purpose of comic effect.
What is hyperbole or exaggeration?
100
An example of this text structure reads:
The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global warming.
What is cause and effect?
100
A contrast between expectation and reality.
What is irony?
100
This is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
What is alliteration?
100
Some of the words that this prefix goes into are unity, unicorn, and unilateral. Also, tell the definition.
What is uni?
200
The overall feeling of a work of literature.
What is mood?
200
An example of this text structure reads:
Today the American-Canadian Expedition left Minnesota for Kathmandu, Nepal. From there, we’ll travel by truck on a weeklong journey through Tibet to the base of Mt. Everest. Next, we hope to begin our journey up the mountain.
What is sequence?
200
Statements that can be proved true or false, and statements that express beliefs or attitudes.
What is fact and opinion?
200
This is an example of:
The heat ripped the breath from her lungs
What is personification?
200
This Latin or Greek suffix means the act of or state of and includes the words, condition, infection, and aversion.
What is ion/ian?
300
A character, event, image or theme that has appeared in the literature of different cultures. (hint: think the number 3)
Double Points!
What is motif?
300
An example of this text structure reads:
"Regular bees might buzz you for 100 feet or so," explains insect expert Margaret McMichael. "But 'killer' bees might chase you for two miles!"
What is compare and contrast?
300
The final part of a story where the conflict is solved and the story comes to an end.
What is resolution?
300
This is an example of:
I want you to understand figures of speech in such a way that you can point out the type of figurative language almost without thinking twice. It should come automatically just as you do when you tie your shoes.
What is analogy?
300
Knowing the latin root dur helps the reader understand that the word durable means? A. weak B. to last C. able to be heard.
What is B. to last?
400
A fixed idea about the members of a particular group of people that does not allow for individuality. (Double Points)
What is stereotype?
400
An example of this text structure reads:
“One problem with the modern Olympics is that is had become very big and expensive to operate. One way to fix this would be to limit athlete expenses.”
What is problem and solution?
400
A main character who opposes another main character in a story.
What is antagonist?
400
This is an example of:
The silent woods were a desolate graveyard. (Double Points)
What is metaphor?
400
The space ship was circumnavigating around the moon. Reading this word lets us know that circum means..
What is around?
500
The interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.
What is flashback?
500
An example of this text structure reads:
I must boast that Shmay and I have the most 'styling' tent — with solar lighting from LED LITE, speakers hanging from the tent ceiling, two CD players and a couple of stacks of books. Lying inside the tent vestibule at this moment is one of our two dogs.
What is description?
500
Tell whether the examples are fact or opinion(keep your responses in order): (Double Points)
1.The novel The Outsiders is one of the most celebrated teen novels of all time.
2. S.E. Hinton was close to the age of 15 when she wrote The Outsiders.
3. The setting of the novel is in the 1960s.
What is opinion, fact, fact?
500
Give your own example of onomatopoeia.
What is (whatever they say as long as the word represents the sound it makes. Examples: buzz, swish, boom, smack, bam, click-clack, tick-tock, roar).
500
This prefix means among or between, and give one word with the prefix in it.
What is inter? (Interstate, international, internet etc)