CAHSEE CAHSEE Literary Response and Analysis 1

Question 1

Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees'?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification gives human qualities to non-human things; here the wind 'whispers' as a person would.

Question 2

What is the theme of a story?

Accepted Answer

The central message or life lesson the author wants to convey

Answer

Theme is the underlying message or universal idea about life that the author communicates through the story.

Question 3

In a story, what is the 'climax'?

Accepted Answer

The turning point of highest tension in the plot

Answer

The climax is the most intense moment of the story where the main conflict reaches its peak.

Question 4

Which point of view uses the pronouns 'I,' 'me,' and 'my' to tell a story?

Accepted Answer

First person

Answer

First-person point of view uses 'I' and 'me' because the narrator is a character telling their own story.

Question 5

What is a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

Answer

A metaphor directly states that one thing IS another thing, unlike a simile which uses 'like' or 'as'.

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