Revision Poetry and Short stories

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

Revision Poetry & Short Stories

The test

1. 120 minutes
2. Two Parts:   Part 1. Poetry & Part 2: One Short story
3. Dictionary is not allowed
4. Study/know: Literary Devices (doodles), rhyme scheme, point of view (narrator), protagonist/antogonist,  story arc, direct and indirect characteristics, theme, symbolism and setting. 

Round 1 Literary Devices 

Which literary device is used in the follwing sentences 

Identify the literary device

Check out the cartoons and then answer the question

This is a ...

1. metaphor
2. hyperbole
3. alliteration
4. personification

This is a ...

1. simile
2. metaphor
3. onomatopoeia
4. hyperbole

This is a ...

1. hyperbole
2. oxymoron
3. personification
4. symbol

This is a ...

1. hyperbole
2. symbol
3. onomatopoeia
4. metaphor

This is a ...

1. personification
2. oxymoron
3. hyperbole
4. symbol

This is a ...

1. oxymoron
2. onomatopoeia
3. hyperbole
4. simile

This is a ...

1. symbol
2. personification
3. oxymoron
4. simile

This is ...

1. symbol
2. personification
3. hyperbole
4. irony

This is a ...

1. oxymoron
2. hyperbole
3. personification
4. simile

This is a ...

1. hyperbole
2. metaphor
3. simile
4. oxymoron

This is ...

1. personification
2. irony
3. simile
4. hyperbole

Literary devices in a text

identify the literary device in a sentence

Shhhhhhh!" whispered the librarian.

1. onomatopoeia
2. simile
3. personification
4. metaphor

The pie made a splat when it hit the ground.

1. onomatopoeia
2. alliteration
3. personification
4. repetition

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

1. alliteration
2. hyperbole
3. simile
4. personification

Will Walter wait for wonderful Wendy?

1. imagery
2. metaphor
3. alliteration
4. hyperbole

This backpack weighs a ton!

1. alliteration
2. personification
3. irony
4. hyperbole

The slices of bread jumped out of the toaster suddenly, scaring me!

1. personification
2. alliteration
3. symbol
4. hyperbole

Life is a journey.

1. alliteration
2. metaphor
3. personification
4. simile

The cat's teeth are like daggers.

1. foreshadowing
2. metaphor
3. alliteration
4. simile

Study this worksheet

Familiarize yourself with all the terms on the worksheet.

What is the function of poetry?

Characteristics
of poetry

rhythm, rhyme, symbolism

Short stories

What is a narrator?

Narrator = Point of view

1. yes
2. no

Point of views
in a story

First person -> ik verteller

Third person

POV 

First person / ik-verteller

Third person omniscient / alwetende verteller

Third person Limited / beperkt 

“Bill was short and fat, and his bald spot was widening with every passing year.”

1. direct characterization
2. indirect characterization

“John snapped at the man without warning,”

1. direct characterization
2. indirect characterization

Sonia reached for her wallet the moment she saw the beggar. Remembering what it was like to go hungry as a child, she put her last dollar into his cup without hesitation.

1. Direct characterization
2. Indirect Characterization

Because Sonia had grown up without much money, she developed a strong sense of compassion and gave to the needy every chance she got.

1. Direct Characterization
2. Indirect Characterization

What is a protagonist? What is the opposite of a protagonist?

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