End of the Year ELA

What is theme?

• message about life that the author expresses

• the time, location, and mood of a story

• sequence of events

• the main events

Which is an example of theme?

• One person can make a difference.

• Missy knew she would always be grateful.

• The donkey was stubborn and did not change.

• Sir John became famous for slaying the dragon.

What is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words?

• Repetition 

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Rhyme 

What is the use of words that imitate sounds? (Crash, bang, hiss, splat)

• Sensory Language 

• Hyperbole 

• Figurative Language 

• Onomatopoeia 

The ideas and feelings associated with a word (positive, negative, or neutral) is the ________.

• imagery

• metaphor

• connotation

• denotation

The time and place of the story

• conflict

• setting

• irony

• exposition

Choose the best pronoun that correctly completes this sentence.

Be sure to give Mrs. Arner and ________ our tickets before we leave for the Taylor Swift concert.

• my

• mine

• I

• me

Which one of these statements is a theme of the novel Among the Hidden?

• Important things are worth fighting for.

• Money is the root of all evil.

• You can only have two children.

What do you learn in the exposition of a story?

• How the conflict is resolved.

• Setting/characters/conflict

• The most exciting part of the story!

What figurative language is used in this statement?

The stench of rotting garbage overpowered Mrs. Baugh's nose when she opened the bin.

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

• allusion