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7A Literature

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  • What is an antonym of antonym?
    Synonym.
  • Without looking it up, who can explain what 'rhetoric' means?
    Persuasive language.
  • "It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets." Name TWO literary devices used here.
    Hyperbole, Personification/Anthropomorphism
  • What is the antonym of synonym?
    Antonym.
  • Explain why the title of Booked is clever.
    It can refer to football AND literature AND appointments/plans AND warnings.
  • Which type of irony is this?
    Verbal irony
  • "This metaphor is as confusing as a simile." Metaphor or simile?
    Simile.
  • "The paper airplane whistled past his ear." Name BOTH literary techniques/devices hidden in a single word of this sentence!
    Onomatopoeia and Personification. 'Whistle' is a human action AND a sound descriptor!
  • "Try to light the fire bright!" Alliteration or Assonance? Why?
    The repetition of the vowel sound (I).
  • If you want to supervise large amounts of water occurring in nature, you need to pass the 'LAKE WARDEN EXAM'. But... which author is this an anagram of?
    Kwame Alexander
  • Which type of irony is this? Why?
    Dramatic Irony
  • The definition of literature is "the study of books" True or false?
    False. Literature is any written work CONSIDERED to have creative or artistic value.
  • "Singing songs of the seaside" Alliteration or Assonance? Explain why.
    Alliteration. The repetition of the consonant S.
  • Here's an example of why I hate long complicated sentences: What is the maximum number of months you can fit into the amount of time included in the title of the book which inspired this artwork?
    Two! (Around the World in 80 Days)
  • What do we call 'paragraphs' in poetry?
    Stanzas
  • What is the name of the big tournament Nick is excited to play in (against Cobie)?
    Texas Trophy
    Dallas Cup
    Miami Vice
    Brooklyn Desk
  • 'Sir Woolly' is the name of this sheep... It's also an anagram of an author who wrote a book very important to us last year! Name that author!
    Lois Lowry Author of Number the Stars
  • Our heroes are being surrounded by which literary device?
    Onomatopoeia
    Onomatopia
    Onometopeia
    Onamotapeea
  • A homophone is a word that sounds like another word. One of the words in the title of this book is a homophone for which cowardly verb? Spell it.
    HIDE
  • Name the two ALLUSIONS to Number the Stars hidden in this image.
    1) Judaism2) Lego is from Denmark
  • Which two items should you bring with you to EVERY Literature class (online and at school)?
    Literature notebook, and our class reading book.
  • How many days are we away from a day of the week that's a homophone for a dessert?
    4 (forwards) or 3 (backwards) (Sunday sounds like Sundae)
  • Nick's best friend, in Booked, has EXACTLY the same first name as the last person to wear the number 24 for the LA Lakers.
    True
    False
  • How many words are in the full title of this book?
    Four. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.