Question | Answer |
Describes one thing as if it were something else. | A metaphor |
Gives human qualities to something that is not haman. | personification |
Uses like or as to describe two apparently unlike things. | simile |
anything that represtents somethinf else. | symbol |
introduces the setting. | exposition |
rising action | introduces conflict |
Highest point of tension n a story. | climax |
The story's conflict lessons in the... | falling action |
the story's conclusion | resolution |
people or animals that take part in a story's action. | characters |
Way a writer reveals a character's personality | characterization |
message about life expressed through different cultures. | universal theme |
Sequence of events in a story. | plot |
writer describes the character. | direct characterization |
Writer reveals carcters through action and words | indirect characterization |
in Ribbons, where did the grandmother come from? | Hong Kong |
In Ribbons, what is Stacy's favorit thing to do ? | Ballet |
why are the grandmother's feet deformed? | the point ballet shows |
How does rikki tikki tavi feel once he kills karrot? | amussed |
who was Rikki Tikki fighting? | Nag and Nagiana |
Who was Rikki Tikki Protecting? | Teddy and his family. |
what kind of animal is Rikki Tikki? | a Mongoose |
In the story "Seventh Grade", who does Victor have a crush on? | Thereasa |
In seventh grade, why does Micheal scowl at girls? | They think its cute |
How do you describe Mr. Bueller after what happened to Victor? | Rather understanding |
why did Victor run to the library at the end of Seventh grade. | To study french |
What does Thereasa ask Victor to do at the end of the story? | Asha Victor yo tutor her. |
In Stolen day, what disease does the narrater have? | inflamatory Rhuematism |
What fish does the narrater in stolen day catch? | a carp |
What are tools writers use to enhance their writing? | literary devices |
Clues in a story that tell of events that will happen later on. | foreshadowing |
placement of a scene in a story that tells of past occurrences. | flash back |
name given to techniques that include surprising contradictions. | irony |
Form of language spoken by people of a particular region or group. | Dialect |
The message given in a story. | theme |
repetition or consonant sounds in the beginning of words. | alliteration |
the use of any element of language. | repetition |
repetition of vowel sounds followed by different sounds in stressed syllables. | assonance |
repetition of similar consonance sounds at the ends of accented syllables. | consonance |
The use of words that imitate sounds. | onomatopoeia |
repetition of sounds at the ends of words such as speech and teach. | rhyme |
A rhythmical pattern in a poem. | meter |
Type or poetry that tells a story in verse. | narrative poem |
a three lined japanese verse poem. | haiku |
Poem where the writer expresses his or her feelings or thoughts. | Lyric poem |
Poetry defined by its lack of strict structure. | Free verse poem |
song like poems that tell a story, often about adventure or romance. | ballads poem |
Poems that are shaped to look like their subjects. | concrete poem |
Humorous rhyming five line poems with a specific rhyme pattern and rhyme scheme. | limericks |
Pairs of rhyming lines usually of the same meter and length. | rhyming couplets |