Lessons from the Farm
What type of characterization reveals a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and behavior?
Indirect characterization.
What figurative language gives human actions or feelings to something nonhuman?
Personification.
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
A stanza.
Using the Latin root trans-, what does transported most likely mean?
To be carried across an area.
What voice is used in the sentence “The student completed the assignment”?
Active voice.
What type of conflict occurs when a character (like a farmer) struggles with another person or an outside situation (a rival farmer or mudslide)?
External conflict.
What figurative language deliberately exaggerates something for effect?
Hyperbole.
What type of figurative language compares two unlike things without using like or as?
A metaphor.
What is a context clue?
A word or phrase surrounding an unfamiliar word that helps readers determine its meaning.
Rewrite this sentence in active voice: “The museum was visited by the students.”
The students visited the museum.
What Point of View is being used:
I need to get more feed for the cattle.
First-person point of view.
What is tone in a piece of writing?
The author’s or narrator’s attitude toward a subject.
DAILY DOUBLE:
How can short, isolated lines help reinforce the meaning of a poem?
They can emphasize important images, create pauses, or suggest movement.
If a beekeeper practices good stewardship, what does that most likely mean?
The responsibility of caring for or looking after something.
How are dashes used in the following sentence:
The team captain-our goalkeeper-gave us a riveting speech in the locker room.
Non-essential modifier.
What theme is developed when a farmer learns responsibility after not doing his daily chores and mixing up the feed?
Learning from your mistakes helps you develop responsibility.
What figurative language is used when the narrator says mowing will take “forever”?
Hyperbole, because the narrator exaggerates how long the chore will take.
What is an extended metaphor, and how is it different from a single metaphor?
An extended metaphor develops a comparison across multiple lines or throughout an entire work instead of using it just once.
How can headings help readers understand an informational text’s central idea?
They organize information and identify important topics.
Revise this sentence into passive voice to emphasize the action: “The chef prepared each dish from scratch.”
Each dish was prepared from scratch.
What is third person limited point of view?
(Depends on answer)
How can an author’s use of words with frightening connotations affect a poem’s tone?
It can create a fearful or ominous tone.
Stanzas that are only two lines long are called what?
A couplet.
When using a dictionary entry, what two pieces of information help you choose the correct meaning of a multiple-meaning word?
The part of speech and the definition that fits the word’s context.
Correct the punctuation: “Whatever your interest or style—from culture to kayaks to coffeehouses Sommerville has it going on.”
“Whatever your interest or style—from culture to kayaks to coffeehouses—Sommerville has it going on.”