Figurative Language
The Crossover
SWIFT
Literary Terms
100

She shines like the sun

What is a simile?

100

The main character of The Crossover

Who is Josh Bell?

100
The elements of a poem that create structure

What are line breaks, rhymes, repetition, and rhythm?

100

An idea based on textual evidence and personal experience

What is an inference?

200

My mouth is on fire

What is a hyperbole?

200

The reason Chuck "Da Man" Bell had to quit basketball

What is patellar tendinitis?

200

The type of imagery that is used in the following phrase: "The large, green bush kept the rabbit from being noticed"

What is sight?

200

A strong, regular, repeated sound in a poem

What is rhythm?

300

He is a night owl

What is a metaphor?

300
Josh's favorite hobby

What is basketball?

300

The author's attitude, created through word choice

What is tone?

300

A brief statement that conveys the main points of a text

What is summary?

400

The thunder roared in anger

What is personification?

400

The reason Josh dislikes Miss Sweet Tea

What is she is taking JB away from him?

400

The words that make up SWIFTS

What is Structure, Word Choice/Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language, Theme, and Speaker?

400

An overall message or lesson that is illustrated in a text

What is theme?

500

My dog stared at me in judgment while I ate the last cookie

What is personification?

500

The reason for Josh's nickname

What is his dad's favorite album?

500
A word that can replace funny

What is comical, hilarious, amusing, witty, etc.?

500

The correspondence of of sounds between words or endings of words

What is rhyme?