TEKS Grade 8 ELA - Analyzing Author's Choices 1 [110.24.b.9.a] Author's Purpose, [110.24.b.9.d] Figurative Language, [110.24.b.9.e] Literary Devices [110.24.b.9.f] Mood and Tone
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110.24.b.9.d
110.24.b.9.e
110.24.b.9.f
110.24.b.9.a
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- Q1What type of figurative language is "Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes."similepersonificationmetaphorhyperbole30s110.24.b.9.dEditDelete
- Q2What is an extended metaphor?a metaphor that is used at the beginning and end of a texta type of simile that gradually transitions into a metaphor throughout a texta comparison or metaphorical idea that is used throughout a texta long descriptive comparison that uses other forms of figurative language within it30s110.24.b.9.dEditDelete
- Q3What point of view is used in this passage?omniscient first personsecond personthird personfirst person30s110.24.b.9.eEditDelete
- Q4At the beginning of the passage, the author uses a lot of sentence fragments. What effect does this create?a long continuous flow of ideasall of the abovea poetic sound with pauses for emphasisa choppy and confusing sounding start to the story30s110.24.b.9.eEditDelete
- Q5Which line from the passage creates the most suspense for the remainder of the story?I have never spoken one single word. I am almost eleven years old.Deep within me, words pile up in huge drifts. Mountains of phrases and sentences and connected ideas.From the time I was really little—maybe just a few months old—words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. I could almost taste them.Every word my parents spoke to me or about me I absorbed and kept and remembered. All of them.30s110.24.b.9.eEditDelete
- Q6What type of mood does the first half of the passage create?darksadpleasantexciting30s110.24.b.9.fEditDelete
- Q7The narrator compares words to snowflakes in the first half of the passage. What is the main purpose of this metaphor?to provide vivid setting descriptionto help the reader understand the narratorto create a flashbackto create a tense and suspenseful tone30s110.24.b.9.eEditDelete
- Q8In paragraph 9, the narrator uses words and phrases such as "sweet, liquid gifts", "lemonade", "blanketed", "sang", and "whispered." What mood does this word choice create?safe and comfortingsugary and sweetquiet and mysterioushopeful and optimistic30s110.24.b.9.fEditDelete
- Q9This is the first chapter of a novel. What is the author's purpose in this first chapter?hinting at what the climax of the story will be aboutusing context clues to convey the time period and charactersproviding an understanding of the main characterestablishing the setting of the story30s110.24.b.9.aEditDelete
- Q10Most author's use the first part of a story to establish the setting and the main characters. What is this part of a story called?the hookthe introductory stagethe expositionthe rising action30s110.24.b.9.aEditDelete