Literary devices
What literary device is used in this sentence? The car complained as it was driven over the bumpy road.
What is "personification"
What is a run on sentence?
What is the mnemonic for the red letter word 'drawer'
What is: dragons rarely ask why everyone runs'
Identify all the nouns (4) in this sentence: David bought a new bicycle with the money he saved from his part time job.
What is: David, bicycle, money and job.
What are the five main types of genres
What are fiction, nonfiction, folklore, drama and poetry.
What literary device is used in this sentence: "I've got a million things to do today"
What is a hyperbole
What is a static character?
What is: A character who stays the same throughout the story.
When do we use each of the following phonograms? g, dge, j, ge
What is g before e,i,y. dge after a short vowel sound. j before a,o,u, and ge after everything else.
Identify the adjectives in this sentence: The beautiful long dress flowed in the wind.
What is beautiful, long
Which genre + subgenre discusses the true story of someone's life, written by that person?
What is non-fiction, autobiography.
Explain what an oxymoron is
What is: two contradictory terms placed right next to each other (e.g., silent scream)
What type of character is this? Lila is a shy girl who finds her voice and stands up to a bully at school. (Protagonist, Antagonist, round, flat, static, dynamic)
What is dynamic character.
The words: skimmed, clapping, and wrapping are examples of what spelling rule?
What is the 111 doubling rule.
What are the adverbs in this sentence? The chef stirred the soup gently so it wouldn’t spill.
What genre and subgenre is this an example of? Magic Maple Tree – A story about a tree that grants wishes to those who believe in it.
What is non-fiction; fantasy
In the sentence " the only constant is change" is an example of an oxymoron, juxtaposition or paradox?
What is a paradox
What kind of characterization is this an example of: The students avoided Ethan because he always tattled.(indirect or direct)
What is direct characterization
Re-write this word to fix it: gugemental
what is judgemental
What part of speech is the word 'above' in the following sentence? The flag is waving above the building.
What is a preposition.
What subgenre involves future technology, science, or space and is often set in an alternate universe?
What is science fiction.
What are the three types of irony?
Dramatic, situational, verbal
In a story, a heart representing something is an example of what literary device?
What is symbolism.
Spell this sentence
Jarvis grabbed the handle and wiggled the hinge of the door and pledged to generate new energy.
Which conjunction fits in this sentence? Andrew wanted to quit his job, ______ he wanted to travel the world instead.
What is 'for'
What are the subgenres of folklore? (5)
fable, myth, legend, tall tale, fairytale