Duplicate of Ms. Campbell's AWESOME Quiz :)

Name that Genre!

Poetry: group of lines in a poem

How long do you have to complete the exam?

Name that Genre!

Plot: the events of the story begin to occur

Poetry: words that imitate or suggest the sound of what they describe.

What am I? An army of ants attacked my bare feet!

Literary terms: use of images to represent ideas or qualities.

FL: an expression whose meaning cannot be understood by taking the words literally

What am I? The story suddenly is interrupted by a memory from ten years ago.

A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.

Literary terms: uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.

Using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity or with politics

What am I? Man vs Man, Man vs Self, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society.

Which of the following is an example of a positive connotation?

What am I? The wind whispered my name as it gently jogged through the trees.

What day do you take the STAAR test?

Name that Genre!

Figurative language: making a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

What am I? He went from the frying pan to the fire when he tried to explain his behavior.

Literary terms: to make a logical guess based on the clues provided

Plot: the most exciting part of the story

What can you ask for once the exam begins?

Literary terms: the central message of the work of fiction the author is trying to convey

What am I? He was a baby when he didn’t get his way.

Figurative language: making a comparison using like or as to compare two unlike things.

Literary terms: a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure

Name that Genre!

Poetry: rhythm of a poem

What percentage of your grade is your essay worth?

Literary terms: The author’s attitude toward the subject

What section of the exam should you start on?

What type of writing will you have to do for your essay?

Plot: the problem of the story

Who is ready for the English II EOC?!

Plot: where the characters and setting are presented

Plot: another name for resolution

Which of the following is a negative connotation?

Figurative language: Using an exaggeration for effect

FL: The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words or syllables

What am I? I am a hint of what may happen later on.

Which of the following is the denotation for difficult?

What am I? Her eyes sparkled like fresh dew drops in the night sky.

Literary terms: the recurrence of an action or event.

Figurative language: giving human characteristics to a non-human.

Name that Genre!

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

LT: a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects