Literary Elements
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- Q1“When something finally did happen, it was not what Palmer had expected.” What type of literary element is this statement?metaphorsimilehyperboleForeshadowing30s
- Q2“ Brown hair funneled into a ponytail by a plain rubber band. Pale- blue T-shirt. Jeans. Black and white sneakers swinging above the floor.”simileonomatopoeiadirect characterizationindirect characterization30s
- Q3“The crimson sun seemed to ladle its syrupy light over the crusted snow.”metaphorconflictsimilepersonification30s
- Q4“The mooncast shadows snagged on potholes in the old parking lot and pulled like black taffy.”personificationconflicthyperbolesimile30s
- Q5“In their beaks they pinched the edges of the town, plucked it up and flew away with it.” This sentence is an example of which literary element?settinghyperbolesimilemood30s
- Q6The boiling fat’s crackling hiss, water balloon splashes on the sidewalk, yelping children, are examples of which literary element.hyperbolemoodonomatopoeiasetting30s
- Q7Family Fest at the town park in a small rural community. This describes which literary element?moodimageryflashbacksetting30s
- Q8Flashback is used by authors to give the reader..The feeling of being part of the story by seeing, smelling, and feeling the detailsInformation about something that has happened in the pastInformation about future events and charactersA particular feeling about the characters and action taking place30s
- Q9“OPEN THE PRESENTS!” “Blow out the candles, I don’t have all day!” “MORE ICE-CREAM!” Putting the frozen muskrat on Dorothy’s door. Giving Palmer a cigar butt as a birthday gift. These are all statements that describe Beans’charactermoodattitudepersonality30s
- Q10What is it called when a character has a conflict going on inside of themselves? Palmer wants to fit in with the boys but also doesn’t want to be a wringer.Internal conflictmetaphorcharacterizationhyperbole30s