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Matching. Match the word on the left with its definition on the right. You’ll use all the letters once._____ 1. ImageryA. reference to a famous person, place, event, or other work ofliterature_____ 2. AlliterationB. Hints or clues about what is going to happen later in the story_____ 3. ToneC. Kind of metaphor that gives nonhuman things human qualities or the act of giving human qualities to an animal_____ 4. ForeshadowingD. Concrete object in the story which represents some abstract idea_____ 5. IdiomE. Repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words_____ 6. MetaphorF. Word choices made to affect the reader_____ 7. PersonificationG. Descriptions that appeal to the five senses_____ 8. SymbolH. Comparing two unlike things _____ 9. DictionJ. Writer’s attitude toward his or her subject; angry, sad, humorous, or any other attitude _____ 10. AllusionK. an expression whose words mean one thing when taken all together, but mean something different when one considers the words individuallyFill in the blank. Choose from the following list of vocab. words to fill in the blanks in the sentences. Each answer is used only once. Each question should relate to a story we’ve read or give plenty of material.ImageryalliterationmetaphorpersonificationToneidiomforeshadowingsymbolismallusiondiction11. The __________________ of passage B, with words like gauntly, noose, and skeleton, gives us the idea that death is nearby, that the man’s future looks gloomy and grim.12. Because of the in this story, I can picture certain things in my head, like when the man “plowed a blinding furrow with his face” and “his arm straightened out with a jerk.”13. One word that could describe the of this story is tense because Gordon’s diction and imagery serve to highlight the desperation of the man’s situation.14. In this line from passage C of “The Sea Devil,” “A school of sardines surfaced suddenly, skittering along like drops of mercury. Something, perhaps the shadow of the skiff, had frightened them.”, the repetition of the s sound at the beginning of several words close together is an example of .15. The narrator of “The Sea Devil” compares an old dock to a skeleton in the following passage: “From here he coulddrift down upon the dock. He could see it now, a ruined skeleton in the starshine.” This comparison is a/an _________________________________.16. In passage C, we find out that “a mullet broke water just too far away.” The phrase “broke water” is a/an because the water is not actually breaking, but the two words together mean something different than the literal translation.17. In passage H, the plane is a/an for, or could represent, man’s mastery over nature.18. In passage A, there is an example of , when we learn that the “porpoises were his friends.”19. The following phrase: “The old dock loomed very close.” found in passage C, is an example of .20. This story would have a/an if the man were named Santiago, like the old fisherman in The Old Man and the Sea. This would be reference to a known piece of fiction.Short Answer. Choose from the list of vocab. words to answer each of the following questions. Each answer is used only once.ImageryalliterationmetaphorpersonificationToneidiomforeshadowingsymbolismallusiondiction21. How does the writer feel about the situation he describes?22. What part of a story refers to another popular story?23. When part of the story gives hints about what is going to happen later?24. What object represents something else, usually something unnamed?25. What is an expression that some characters use?26. What do we call it when we compare two unlike things?27. Which words create a picture?28. What do we call the author’s choice to use one word instead of another?29. When the same sounds are repeated at the beginning of words close together?30. When a tree has fingers rather than branches or leaves?REACH. The following questions relate to the book we are starting to read in class this week, entitled The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Fill in the blanks. Answers could come from any one of the vocab. lessons. (1-3)31. The reference to a “Chessy cat” is a/an to a character from Alice in Wonderland.32. In this novel, the Socs drive cars and most of the greasers do not even have a car to drive, the cars represent the Socs power and the greasers’ vulnerability. The cars are an example of a .33. Two examples of from The Outsiders include “rat race” and “Pony always had his nose in a book.”34. Including descriptions of the sunset with all the different colors and hues is an example of .35. “We saw the same sun set.” In reference to this sentence from The Outsiders, what literary term is being utilized? 36. The author of The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton creates the of the entire novel. For example, we can infer that she has respect for her characters, and wants to tell the truth about them – even though some of them do awful things, she has empathy for them and understands them.37. When Ponyboy is describing Johnny at the beginning of the novel and says, “And Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He’d use it, too, if he ever got jumped again. They had scared him that much. He would kill the person who jumped him” (p. 34), what later happens with the Socs.38. From the very first sentence of the novel, we know that the point of view of this story is _____.39. In the first chapter, there is an abundance of when the author makes sure we learn about the personality of each character and what is important to each one.40. The of The Outsiders is Ponyboy and his friends, while the includes the Socs. ................
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