Where the Wild Things Are: Techniques and Effects

What word or phrase is used most in the story?

• terrible

• and

• wild things

• the

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The use of run-on sentences in the story causes all of the effects EXCEPT...

• Pacing (the speed you read it)

• Fluency (the flow of the sentences)

• Characterization (it sounds like a young child)

• Pause (it makes you stop and wait)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief" is an example of:

• word choice to reveal characterization

• capitalization to show flashback

• fragment to demonstrate the theme

• repetition to create a comparison

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

"they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws" shows:

• verbals to show the tone

• parallel structure to emphasize characterization

• fragment to demonstrate the theme

• italics to create a comparison

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

At the end of the story, "The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws..." uses:

• verbals to show the tone

• parallel structure to show characterization

• repetition to reveal how they are acting again

• italics for emphasis and comparison

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"But the wild things cried, "Oh please don't go--we'll eat you up--we love you so!" contains:

• dashes to create a pause

• exclamation to reveal the tone and volume

• run on to describe the characters and theme

• fragment to interrupt the fluency

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which 3 sentences are in the imperative verb mood (a command) to show that Max enjoys being in charge?

• BE STILL!

• Let the wild rumpus start!

• I'll eat you up!

• Now stop!

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word choice describes Max's character?

• Wild Thing

• king

• yellow eyes

• wolf suit

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Max said, "I'LL EAT YOU UP!" the use of italics, capitalization, and exclamation shows all the effects EXCEPT:

• The loud volume

• His playful but disrespectful tone

• His mischievous character

• Emphasis that he is an evil boy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"That very night in Max's room a forest grew, and grew--and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls became the world all around and an ocean tumbled by..." uses:

• repetition to emphasize his imagination

• run-on to create imagery

• dash to make the reader pause

• fragment to make the reader stop and think

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9