EOC/Christmas Review

Any writing that is NOT poetry

The thesis statement belongs in the intro paragraph as the last or near last sentence

a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as," Gavin....

Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas he’s going to have a….

Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader

The opposite of what is expected

Anything that hints at /represents something else, usually an idea or belief.

What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?

In “The Christmas Song,” who did the narrator see kissing Santa Claus under the mistletoe?

Who tries to stop Christmas from coming, by stealing all things of Christmas from “the Who’s”?

In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread houses inspired by?

character that has opposing qualities of another in an effort to to highlight the good and bad in each other

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing especially as related to persuasion

What’s the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?

a short amusing or interesting story about an incident or a person

A comparison without using like or as

What is Ralphie’s little brother’s name in the movie A Christmas Story?

In the movie Elf, how does Buddy get to the North Pole?

He/She appears at Christmas and keeps an eye on children, reporting to Santa and often getting into mischief

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

The main character (often a 'good guy")

What words follow “Silent Night” in the song?

Rhetoric based on logic

What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red nose?

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

When the reader knows something that the characters do not

a joke about the meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Shakespeare often wrote in

In the movie Elf, what was the elf's name?

The only 2nd person pronouns is YOU

In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?

In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?

forces that the main character must come up against in a novel

Different kinds of literature

language that means something other that what it actually states

In How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words. What are they?

Rhetoric based on the writers/speakers reputation

Repetition of similar vowel sounds

a contradiction between words.EX: jumbo shrimp

We wish you a Merry Christmas and ...

What did Frosty The Snowman do when a magic hat was placed on his head?

A group of words with a subject and a verb

Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?

story of a person's life written by that person

an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.

How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?

the main events in a novel

Periods belong OUTSIDE of quotation marks

Which type of tree was the partridge sitting in, according to a well-known Christmas song?

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

earlier events in a story brought up in the present

The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?

Visions of which food danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas?”

Rhetoric based on emotions

What bad guy did Rudolph have to avoid?

the history of the life of a person