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STORY TERMS 1 In the play Julius Caesar, the play is told in 3rd person narration. This means that the narrator knows everything. This term is called omniscient. Why is the narrator in To Kill a Mockingbird, not with an omniscient point of view? ANSWER In the play Julius Caesar, the play is told in 3rd person narration. This means that the narrator knows everything. This term is called omniscient. Why is the narrator in To Kill a Mockingbird, not with an omniscient point of view? ANSWER
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ANSWER: In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout explains parts of her childhood. She expresses her feelings and what she THINKS the other characters are feeling. This is not omniscient because she does not know what everybody's feelings and opinions.
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STORY TERMS 1 In the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, who would be considered the narrator? a. Scout b. Atticus c. Jem d. Ms. Maudie Answer In the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, who would be considered the narrator? a. Scout b. Atticus c. Jem d. Ms. Maudie Answer
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ANSWER: A. Scout is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 1 The stars danced playfully in the sky. What is this an example of? ANSWER The stars danced playfully in the sky. What is this an example of? ANSWER
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Personification
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STORY TERMS 2 Plot is the action taking place in a story. What is the main plot in Of Mice and Men? Answer Plot is the action taking place in a story. What is the main plot in Of Mice and Men? Answer
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ANSWER: The main plot is Lenny and George working in a new farm because they were forced out of the previous one. They experience many difficulties at the new location.
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EXAMPLES 2: Scout is telling her story in To Kill a Mockingbird. What point of view is this? Answer Scout is telling her story in To Kill a Mockingbird. What point of view is this? Answer
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ANSWER To Kill a Mockingbird is told in 1st person point of view. This is because Scout is telling other characters actions but only reveals her own feelings.
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CHARACTERS 1 Who would be considered the protagonist in To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and Julius Caesar? ANSWER Who would be considered the protagonist in To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and Julius Caesar? ANSWER
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ANSWER: To Kill a Mockingbird: Scout Of Mice and Men: Lenny and George Julius Caesar: Brutus and Antony To Kill a Mockingbird: Scout Of Mice and Men: Lenny and George Julius Caesar: Brutus and Antony
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STORY TERMS 3 What was the resolution in Lamb to the Slaughter? Answer What was the resolution in Lamb to the Slaughter? Answer
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ANSWER: The police officers and the wife eat the evidence.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 2 What would Shakespeare often use to show the scene was ending? Answer What would Shakespeare often use to show the scene was ending? Answer
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ANSWER: Shakespeare used a rhyming couplet to show the scene was ending.
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EXAMPLES 3 What is considered the rising action in Lamb to the Slaughter? What is the falling action? Answer What is considered the rising action in Lamb to the Slaughter? What is the falling action? Answer
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ANSWER The rising action would be Mary killing her husband with the lamb bone. The falling action is the officers eating the evidence. The rising action would be Mary killing her husband with the lamb bone. The falling action is the officers eating the evidence.
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EXAMPLE 1 What makes setting so important to the story Of Mice and men? Answer What makes setting so important to the story Of Mice and men? Answer
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ANSWER: The first setting is at the pond with the bush which is an important symbol displayed throughout the book. The second setting, the new farm, was important because it is where their new job takes place and they get into many conflicts. The first setting is at the pond with the bush which is an important symbol displayed throughout the book. The second setting, the new farm, was important because it is where their new job takes place and they get into many conflicts.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 3 What is the purpose of a simile. Answer What is the purpose of a simile. Answer
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ANSWER A simile is used to compare two objects using like or as.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 4 Why is a soliloquy important to a story? Answer Why is a soliloquy important to a story? Answer
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ANSWER: Soliloquy is used to show a characters true emotions.
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CHARACTERS 3 Who is the speaker in To Kill a Mockingbird? Answer Who is the speaker in To Kill a Mockingbird? Answer
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ANSWER: Harper Lee is the speaker because she tells the story (narrator).
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STORY TERMS 4 What are stage directions? In what “story” were they used. Answer What are stage directions? In what “story” were they used. Answer
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ANSWER: Stage directions are instructions in the text of a play indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting. Stage directions were used very frequently in Julius Caesar. Stage directions are instructions in the text of a play indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting. Stage directions were used very frequently in Julius Caesar.
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EXAMPLES 4 What does suspense add to a story? What scene was the most suspense in Of Mice and Men? Answer What does suspense add to a story? What scene was the most suspense in Of Mice and Men? Answer
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ANSWER: Suspense adds a thrill and excitement to a story. In Of Mice and Men, the end of the book, when George shoots Lenny, was the most suspenseful. Suspense adds a thrill and excitement to a story. In Of Mice and Men, the end of the book, when George shoots Lenny, was the most suspenseful.
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CHARACTERS 4 Who was the tragic hero in Julius Caesar? Answer Who was the tragic hero in Julius Caesar? Answer
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ANSWER: Brutus was the tragic hero in Julius Caesar.
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EXAMPLES 5 What was the main example of tragedy in Julius Caesar? Answer What was the main example of tragedy in Julius Caesar? Answer
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ANSWER: The main example of tragedy was when Brutus killed himself.
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CHARACTERS 2 In Of Mice and Men, Lenny keep a mouse. In some ways this mouse resembled characteristics of Lenny. What is this an example of? Answer In Of Mice and Men, Lenny keep a mouse. In some ways this mouse resembled characteristics of Lenny. What is this an example of? Answer
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ANSWER: This is an example of symbol.
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STORY TERMS 5 Out of the answers below, which is considered a theme in Of Mice and Men? a. Do not help a friend if they are in need. b. Do not keep promises. c. Being a friend is more important than going against others. d. If they are not your friend, do not help them. Answer Out of the answers below, which is considered a theme in Of Mice and Men? a. Do not help a friend if they are in need. b. Do not keep promises. c. Being a friend is more important than going against others. d. If they are not your friend, do not help them. Answer
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ANSWER: C. being a friend is more important than going against others.
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CHARACTERS 5 What is the tone of Scout’s voice in To Kill a Mockingbird? Answer What is the tone of Scout’s voice in To Kill a Mockingbird? Answer
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ANSWER: Unsure of the what exactly is going on.
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Figurative Language 5 What was the setting in To Kill a Mockingbird? Answer What was the setting in To Kill a Mockingbird? Answer
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ANSWER: Maycomb county was the setting for To Kill a Mockingbird.
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