Wytopp ELA Review

Message about life or human nature that the writer wants the reader to understand. Topic + lesson is called the ________.

• Topic

• Resolution

• Theme

• Protagonist

The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.

Choose which Figurative Device is used in this sentence.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story

• Just read the beginning of the story

• Think about what the character has learned

• Read the ending of the story

The protagonist in a story has had a hard life. The last chapter shows a picture of her twirling around on a spring day surrounded by newly budding trees and blooming flowers. How is the character feeling at this point?

• sad that the new season has started

• excited to hear the birds chirping

• like her life is restarting; representing a new birth

• that summer is close

Answer explanation

This image is an example of _______.

c

hyperbole

metaphor

personification

inference

A ​ (a)   compares two things using a direct comparison.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

To make an inference, the reader must use ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   to understand what the author does not say in the text.

• text evidence

• background knowledge

• dictionary

• highlighter

Label this basic plot diagram.

a

b

c

d

e

Rising action

Resolution

Climax

Falling action

Introduction

The image is an example of what type of figurative language?

d

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

simile

Which metaphor best represents this image?

c

money is time

time is like moeny

time is money

time is green