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Worksheet time: 44mins
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
The water glistened like a star in the night.
The snow was a white blanket on the normally green grass.
Her stare was cold as ice.
The dove represents peace on earth.
Which of the following is an example of imagery?
Playing sports is a lot of fun.
The boy bounced the ball.
The young boy excitedly ran to the ball.
The ball was a deep red, like that of a fire truck, glistening in the bright sun.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Her hair shined like the sun.
The snowflakes danced in the wind.
Her hair was a flowing river.
The delicious ice cream made her jump for joy.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
BOOM!
The soda can exploded in my hand like a rocket ship going into space.
Her skin was as soft as a baby's.
The purple pants were perfect on the professor.
Which of the following is an example of repetition?
CRASH!
The bright red cardinal flew majestically over the snow-peaked mountain.
I recall the time when Lincoln was president, before slavery was ended, before the Civil War.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The wind howled in the dark night sky.
The trees were a beautiful color, like the bright orange of sunset.
Her hair was dark as night.
His mother yelled at him like a banshee.
Which of the following is correct?
Foreshadowing - when an author goes back in time to describe an event / Flashback -when an author gives clues as to what will happen
Foreshadowing - giving human-like traits to non-human things / Flashback - when an author gives clues as to what will happen
Foreshadowing - when an author gives clues as to what will happen / Flashback - comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Foreshadowing - when an author gives clues as to what will happen / Flashback - when an author goes back in time to describe an event
Ex. Salinas River, 1930s; "A few miles south of Soledad."
Ex. "You're like a kid Lennie."
Ex. "A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas river drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green."
Ex. George tells Lennie in the opening chapter that if he gets into trouble to go back and hide in the brush by the river.
Ex. George and Lennie's dream represents their freedom and wealth.
Ex. "the afternoon sun sliced through the cracks of barn walls"
Ex. Lennie and George because they are the main people in the story.
Ex. Curley/Curley's wife
Ex. Lennie vs. Curley; Lennie vs. George; Candy vs. himself; Ranch men vs. society
Which of the following is an example of Simile?
My hand is as cold as snow.
Hiss, slurp, hush, scream--MOM!
The shirt said, "Wear Me!"
Hopping hens shop for shoes
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
The TV laughed at the desk
Calculating computers catch cats.
Pictures are captured people.
Crash, bang, boom goes the lion.
"Her head is in the clouds."
What does it mean?
She is not paying attention.
She is flying.
She is floating in the clouds.
"I believe I can fly,
I believe I can touch the sky"
simile
metaphor
rhyme
alliteration
"The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I’ve tried"
repetition
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
"It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry"
repetition
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
"'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth"
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
“Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.”
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!"
simile
metaphor
rhythm
onomatopoeia
An object or thing that represents something bigger than itself
Foreshadowing
Simile
Symbol
Personification
Which of the following sentences is the best example of personification?
She was as shy as a chipmunk.
Sarah is a delicate flower.
The police station was robbed.
The grass danced in the breeze.
Which sentence is the best example of dialect?
The student sat as still as a statue.
Katherine is a bear in the morning.
The wind whispered in the trees.
Howdy partner! Why don't you sit for a spell?
A whiff of the coffee aroma filled our noses. This is a good example of what literary device?
Irony
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
What does it mean when you tell someone to break a leg?
Good luck!
I hope you hurt yourself!
Watch your step!
Don't touch me!
Break a leg is what kind of literary device?
simile
personification
idiom
dramatic irony
IDIOMS ???
Drive someone nuts
Let someone off the hook
By no means
Better than nothing
IDIOM ???
Drive someone nuts
Do something at the drop of a hat
Keep your shirt on!
Bob’s your uncle
IDIOMS ???
Don’t get me wrong
Keep your shirt on!
Let someone down
That's the last straw
A person who performs a role in a play is called an
stage direction
actor
performance
playwright
What are props?
Actors in play
The action in a play
Objects used by actors in a play
Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak
The story that is told in the play.
Plot
Setting
Narrator
Cast
The characters that will be in the play. A person pretends to be each character.
setting
narrator
cast
playwright
The time, place, and circumstances in which a drama takes place.
setting
cast
playwright
plot
An empresario is-
A businessman who promotes the settlement of the Texas colonies
A leader in the Mexican government
A rebel against the Spanish government
A Texas settler in the 1800s
