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WorksheetsThe People Could Fly - Literary Elements
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
What was an example of Alliteration in the book...
Sweet sent
Freely flying
Rolling raven
Optical overseer
What was an example of Assonance...
Side life
Purple curtain
Fire light
Radiant Maiden
What is the example of personification...
The lightning danced across the sky
The ones flying above were black and shinin sticks
The stars winked back
The wind whispered in the distance
Example of repetition in the story...
Not knowing what to do, not knowing how to do...
Free were the people, free were the people
The ones flying above, the ones flying above...
Pity me, oh, pity me
What is one example of a simile in the story...
As calm as a sheep
Growled like a lion
As smooth as glass
They flew like black birds over the fields
What is an example of a metaphor in the story...
Sarah´s hair was a long river
He was a shining star
A hard lump of clay
The calm lake was a mirror
What is an example of a hyperbole in the story...
The bag weighed a whole ton
Sarah slept for a hundred years
The sun burned her face
He was as tall as a house
What is the suspense in the story...
When the people could fly again
When Sarah was pushed to her limit
When Toby said the magic words
When the overseer chased Sarah
Mood in the story...
Gloomy in beginning but hopeful in the end
Dreadful
Optimistic in the beginning then drowsy in the end
Reassuring
Antagonist(s)
Toby/Overseer
Slave Master
Overseer
Overseer/Slave Master
Protagonist
Toby
Sarah
Overseer
Slave Master
Theme of the story...
Sharing/Giving
To be kind to one another
To be hopeful and not give up
Friends/Family
Example of tone in the story...
The authors tone toward the Overseer was positive
The authors tone toward the Slave Master was negative
The authors tone toward Toby was negative
The authors tone toward Sarah was negative
Example of symbolism in the story...
The overseer symbolized negativity
The wings symbolized freedom
Toby symbolized magic
The slave master symbolized a hard lump of clay
