Applications

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

A figure of speech that describes a person, thing, or idea by saying it is like something else, making a comparison between the two things.
Her voice is music to my ears.

Question 2

Author’s Point of View

Answer 2

A point of view on the subject of what the author or storyteller is writing or talking about.

Question 3

Drama

Answer 3

Dramatic writing that is serious and makes you think

Question 4

Irony

Answer 4

a difference between what the reader thinks the author is trying to say and what they really mean

Question 5

Symbolism

Answer 5

When something stands for an idea or something bigger. Used most of the time in a piece of writing.
dove = peace, red rose = love and romance

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

To exaggerate or overstate something that is being described.

Some of my clothes seem as old as the hills.

Question 7

Character’s Point of View

Answer 7

A character’s opinion or point of view about what they are writing or saying in the story.

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

A sentence or phrase in which most of the beginning letters or sounds begin with the same consonant sound.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Question 9

Narrative Text

Answer 9

Fictional stories, plays, poems. Usually contains some element of plot or conflict.

Question 10

Plot

Answer 10

The events included in a story (may or may not be sequential).

Question 11

Cultural Sensitivity

Answer 11

dealing carefully with hard topics and thinking about how people from different countries would understand the information.

Question 12

Story Map

Answer 12

a graphic organizer in which elements from a story (characters, setting, problem, solution, etc.) are recorded to help with literary analysis

Question 13

Inference (when reading)

Answer 13

Information is used to come to a conclusion or make an opinion, which is sometimes called a “educated guess.”

Question 14

Idiom

Answer 14

a phrase or expression that does not mean the same as the literal words

“Break a leg” “back to the drawing board” “spill the beans”

Question 15

Draw Conclusion

Answer 15

To say something final about what has been read or written.

Question 16

Appropriateness

Answer 16

Determine whether the subject matter is appropriate for the students’ maturity level

Question 17

Moral

Answer 17

Lesson or message to be learned. Common in fables or children’s stories.

Question 18

Oxymoron

Answer 18

Using words that don’t make sense with each other.
Walking dead or disgustingly delicious

Question 19

Folktale

Answer 19

stories that are orally passed through generations

“The Three Little Pigs” and “Little Red Riding Hood” are examples of folktales featuring animals.

Question 20

Memoir

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A story or account of someone’s life or a part of that person’s life.

Question 21

Diversity

Answer 21

Representations of people with their different cultures, which can be shown in language, social standing, age, ethnicity, or other ways.

Question 22

Simile

Answer 22

Making a comparison of two or more things including the use of the words “like” or “as.”

My brother was as strong as an ox.

Question 23

Poetry

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Creative writing written in verse and often including rhymes or heavy use of figurative language

Question 24

Personification

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Giving human traits to inanimate, non-living objects.

The stars seemed to dance in the glow of the moon.

Question 25

Analogy

Answer 25

comparisons of two things, usually to make a point.
“That’s as useful as rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic”

Question 26

Figurative Language

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A word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning

hyperbole: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

Question 27

Theme

Answer 27

The big idea or major message in a story which is often universal in that it goes beyond cultural boundaries.

Harry Potter books have several themes including good vs. evil and making good choices.

Question 28

Onomatopoeia

Answer 28

Using words that make the sound of what the text is describing.

The buzzing bee flew into the room.

Question 29

Literary Analysis

Answer 29

Textual analysis is the careful study of a text or one part of a text, such as the theme, story, characters, or setting, to figure out why and how the text was written.

Question 30

Universal Theme

Answer 30

common ideas that appear in literature across all cultures

Some common universal themes include love, courage, friendship, and good succeeding over evil.