Literary Elements The Giver

Read the following lines from Ch. 1 of The Giver:

"Jonas was careful about language. Not like his friend, Asher, who talked too fast and mixed things up, scrambling words and phrases until they were barely recognizable and often very funny."

What literary element is demonstrated in this passage?

• setting

• conflict

• plot

• characterization

Read the following line from Ch. 1 of The Giver and identify the part of speech of the underlined word:

"Jonas and Lily both nodded sympathetically as well."

• adjective

• preposition

• adverb

• conjunction

What type of figurative language is being used in this line?

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

What type of figurative language is being used in this line?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

protagonist is defined as...

• an event that contributes to the rising action of a story.

• a character that creates conflict for the hero.

• the main or leading character in a story.

• a supporting character in the story.

What three literary elements are introduced to the reader during the exposition of a story?

• conflict, climax, character

• setting, character, point of view

• setting, character, climax

• plot, theme, mood

Read the following line from Ch. 1 of The Giver and identify the part of speech of the underlined term: "Needless to say, he will be released."

• verb

• noun

• conjunction

• interjection

Which of the following lines from Ch. 1 of the The Giver is an example of onomatopoeia?

• "The sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach churn."

• "Within minutes the speakers had crackled again..."

• "He wanted to share them, but he wasn't eager to begin the process of sifting through his own complicated emotions..."

• "He remembered climbing the steps to the stage with his parents..."

Which of the following sentences from Ch. 2 of The Giver is NOT an example of metaphor?

• "I made friends on a new level, friends of all ages."

• "And there are certain people waiting for their comfort object."

• "But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony."

• "Jonas and his mother rolled their eyes, yet they watched affectionately as Lily and her father headed to her sleeping room with the stuffed elephant..."

Read the following line from Ch. 2 of The Giver and identify the part of the speech of the underlined word: "So I expected it, and I was pleased, but not at all surprised, when my Assignment was announced as Nurturer."

• adverb

• preposition

• interjection

• conjunction