What was the plot twist in "The Dinner Party" ?
A snake was on the hostess's foot and she remained completely calm, instead of being unable to control her emotions unlike what the Colonel mentioned
Characteristics of a memoir:
A type of nonfiction in which the author recounts the memory of a personal experience.
Descriptive words or phrases used to create an impression that appeals to one of the five sense; also called concrete language or sensory words.
Imagery
External conflict occurs between characters or between a character and a.......
Greater Force!
What were the characters doing in "Wild Blackberries"?
Picking wild blackberries.
In the poem "The Rainy Day", what did he compare his life to?
a dark dreary day
The sun was a giant orange orb in the sky.
imagery
personification
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.
Internal conflict occurs between a character and his own ______,______, or ______.
emotions, thoughts, or beliefs
What story have we read that had a plot twist?
"The Dinner Party"
Reader anxiety resulting from the author's withholding of plot details
suspense
"The Hiding Place" took place where?
Ravensbruck, Germany - a concentration camp
The narrator has full acces to the thoughts and feelings of only ______ character.
1
A work that contains events invented by an author
Fiction
Eat like a ***
imagery
personification
suspense
simile
The pattern of rhyming sounds in a poem or in a stanza of poetry.
rhyme scheme
Analogy is a detailed _________ of one thing to another dissimilar thing.
Comparison
What is the theme of "The Rainy Day"?
Everybody will experience hardships through life, but there is still happiness and hope that can help people persevere through those trials.
What is a simile?
a comparison using like or as
What was the refrain used in "The Rainy Day"?
dark & dreary
Plot twist is what?
A plot development that violates the reader's expectations
Cool as a cucumber.
analogy
metaphor
rhyme scheme
simile
What did they put on their hands in "Wild Blackberries"?
sock gloves
What is a stanza of 14 lines called?
sonnet
A literary work written by an author about himself/herself. This focuses on the author's life as a whole.
autobiography
What obstacles did they face in the poem "Wild Blackberries"?
chiggers, bees, thorns, heat etc.
An expression of one thing in terms of another.
Metaphor
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
personification
metaphor
simile