Language Arts 8

Question 1

What is the R in RAFT?

Answer 1

Role - refers to your point of view

Question 2

What’s the A in RAFT?

Answer 2

Audience - refers to the people who will review your work

Question 3

What’s the F in RAFT?

Answer 3

Format - refers to the way you choose to present your ideas

Question 4

What’s the T in RAFT?

Answer 4

Theme - subject or idea about which your speaking

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

the repetition of initial consonant sounds. ex) peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Question 6

Allusion

Answer 6

a reference to a well known person, place, event, or work. ex) chocolate is his kryptonite

Question 7

Dialect

Answer 7

a particular form of a language spoken by a group. ex) southerners saying howdy y’all

Question 8

Dialogue

Answer 8

conversation between 2+ people in a book, movie or play. ex) “Hey,” said Lisa. “Could you pass me that crayon.”

Question 9

Flashback

Answer 9

a scene set in a time earlier than the main story. ex) the titanic movie starts with old Rose

Question 10

Foreshadow

Answer 10

a warning or indication of a future event. ex) in thor when odin says loki looked to be born as a king

Question 11

Hyperbole

Answer 11

an extreme exaggeration. ex) I’m so hungry i could eat a cow

Question 12

Idiom

Answer 12

a well-known expression that can mean something else. isn’t a dictionary definition. ex) a dime a dozen, tie the knot, cut me some slack

Question 13

Imagery

Answer 13

a particular word that creates a visual representation. ex) the autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground

Question 14

Irony

Answer 14

words where there is a root sense of hiding what is actually the case in order to achieve a special effect. sarcasm. ex) saying during a thunderstorm “what beautiful weather”

Question 15

Metaphor

Answer 15

to compare a word/object to another which is not literally applicable. ex) he was a dumb rock

Question 16

Mood

Answer 16

the feeling in a story, created through description and setting. ex) the mood was sad

Question 17

Onomatopoeia

Answer 17

a phonetic word imitating a sound. ex) buzz, pop, whoosh

Question 18

Oxymoron

Answer 18

a phrase that seems to have two opposing words/meanings. ex) bittersweet, paper towel, jumbo shrimp

Question 19

Personification

Answer 19

non-human objects being described with human qualities. ex) the leaves danced in the wind

Question 20

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 20

the pattern/rhyme sequence. ABAB. ex) limericks have a rhyme scheme of aabba

Question 21

Setting

Answer 21

the time/location of a book. ex) the story took place in Californiana in 1975

Question 22

Simile

Answer 22

a comparison of two things that are often introduced by like or as. ex) as tall as a mountain

Question 23

Stanza

Answer 23

a grouping of lines in a poem. like a paragraph

Question 24

Suspence

Answer 24

a state of excitement/anxiety from uncertainty of what’s going to happen. ex) jaws theme song

Question 25

Symbolism

Answer 25

an object used to represent something. ex) hearts = love, doves = peace

Question 26

Theme

Answer 26

the central idea of a literary work. theme is implied through the plot events. ex) theme of justice

Question 27

Exposition

Answer 27

Introduction. the beginning of the story where the time, place, and characters are introduced

Question 28

Initial Incident

Answer 28

the first event in a story that starts the action.

Question 29

Rising Action

Answer 29

the series of events occurring before the climax. these events build tension and interest.

Question 30

Climax

Answer 30

the highest point of action which the character overcomes the conflict

Question 31

Falling action

Answer 31

the action that tied up the loose ends and finishes the story

Question 32

Resolution

Answer 32

Denouement. the outcome of the story.

Question 33

Protagonist

Answer 33

the main character who is trying to overcome a problem or achieve a goal. ex) cole matthews in touching spirit bear

Question 34

Antagonist

Answer 34

the opposition to the main character. ex) the villain of the story

Question 35

Dynamic character

Answer 35

a character who changes throughout the course of the story. ex) cole matthews

Question 36

Static Character

Answer 36

character who remains the same throughout the story. ex) cole matthews father

Question 37

Define Conflict

Answer 37

the problem or issue in the story

Question 38

Person vs. Person conflict

Answer 38

ex) harry potter vs voldemort

Question 39

Person vs Nature conflict

Answer 39

the lorax

Question 40

Person vs themself conflict

Answer 40

ex) cole matthews getting past his anger

Question 41

Person vs society conflict

Answer 41

ex) the hunger games