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Author's craft

Author's craft

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8th Grade

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Literary Elements

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Multiple Choice

In stanza 3 of Ithaka, "Arriving there is what you're destined for". What is a synonym for destined?

1

predetermined

2

not happening

3

journey

4

moment

3

Multiple Choice

The overall emotion of a text, which is created by the author's language, tone, and the subject matter is...

1

tone

2

theme

3

mood

4

plot

4

Multiple Choice

Our unit is about....

1

Knights

2

Heroes

3

Maui

4

Travel

5

Multiple Choice

What is theme?

1

key details

2

tone

3

the big idea

4

decorations

6

Multiple Choice

Inference is...

1

guessing whats next

2

going beyond the authors word to understand what's not being said

3

reading between the lines

4

all of the above

7

Multiple Choice

The name of our current unit is...

1

Making Connections

2

Evaluate the Details

3

Foundations of Communications

4

Literary Elements

8

Multiple Choice

Words used to create a mental picture is what kind of literary element?

1

Imagery

2

Inference

3

Language

4

none of the above

9

Poll

Do you like the poem Ithaka?

Yes

No

10

Multiple Choice

Personification gives....

1

animals special powers

2

humans special powers

3

animals and objects human characteristics

4

objects the ability to fly

11

Multiple Choice

What is the journey to Ithaka a metaphor for?

1

enjoy your life and live in the moment

2

you should always drive instead of fly

3

taking the quickest route is always the best idea

4

don't travel because it takes to long

12

Multiple Choice

Conversation between characters is...

1

talking

2

silence

3

dialogue

4

conflict

13

Multiple Choice

An authors attitude toward the story is..

1

theme

2

tone

3

dialogue

4

protagonist

14

Multiple Choice

An extended metaphor is...

1

a poem

2

a metaphor extended through several lines or the entire poem

3

a journey down a long road that takes a very long time to get to your destination

4

Ithaka

15

Multiple Choice

Who is Poseidon...

1

a warrior prince

2

a cyclops

3

a Laistrygonian

4

king of the seven seas

16

Multiple Choice

When annotating a text, what do we underline?

1

key ideas

2

characters

3

Aha moments

4

unfamiliar words

17

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

1

compares using like/as

2

gives animals human characteristics

3

compares without using like/as

4

taste, smell, hear, touch

18

Multiple Choice

Which point of view uses he, she, her, him, they, them?

1

2nd person

2

3rd person

3

1st person

4

narrative

19

Multiple Choice

The most exciting part of the story is...

1

dialogue

2

tone

3

climax

4

conflict

20

Multiple Choice

The protagonist is...

1

the bad guy of the story

2

the animal in the story

3

the hero

4

all characters

21

Multiple Choice

What are the 5 W's to determine key details?

1

who, what, water, wear, why

2

when, everywhere, who, why, water

3

who, whose, whom, where, when

4

who, what, when, where, why

22

Multiple Choice

What does SNOTS stand for?

1

some notes or two sides

2

small notices on their score

3

small notes on the side

4

side notes on the syllabus

Literary Elements

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