ELA Jeopardy

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What is the resolution in a story?

Back

The place where the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up.

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What does it mean to analyze something?

Back

To break apart.

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What are supporting details?

Back

Facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions that support the central idea.

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What does the phrase 'the moon was a ghostly galleon' mean?

Back

The moon looked like a ghost ship.

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What is denotation?

Back

Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.

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What is exposition in a story?

Back

The introduction of background information, setting, and characters.

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What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed in a story.

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the climax of a story?

Back

The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.