Where the Wild Things Are: Techniques and Effects

What word or phrase is used most in the story?

• terrible

• and

• wild things

• the

The use of run-on sentences in the story causes all of the effects EXCEPT...

• Pacing (the speed you read it)

• Fluency (the flow of the sentences)

• Characterization (it sounds like a young child)

• Pause (it makes you stop and wait)

"The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief" is an example of:

• word choice to reveal characterization

• capitalization to show flashback

• fragment to demonstrate the theme

• repetition to create a comparison

"they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws" shows:

• verbals to show the tone

• parallel structure to emphasize characterization

• fragment to demonstrate the theme

• italics to create a comparison

At the end of the story, "The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws..." uses:

• verbals to show the tone

• parallel structure to show characterization

• repetition to reveal how they are acting again

• italics for emphasis and comparison

"But the wild things cried, "Oh please don't go--we'll eat you up--we love you so!" contains:

• dashes to create a pause

• exclamation to reveal the tone and volume

• run on to describe the characters and theme

• fragment to interrupt the fluency

Which 3 sentences are in the imperative verb mood (a command) to show that Max enjoys being in charge?

• BE STILL!

• Let the wild rumpus start!

• I'll eat you up!

• Now stop!

Which word choice describes Max's character?

• Wild Thing

• king

• yellow eyes

• wolf suit

When Max said, "I'LL EAT YOU UP!" the use of italics, capitalization, and exclamation shows all the effects EXCEPT:

• The loud volume

• His playful but disrespectful tone

• His mischievous character

• Emphasis that he is an evil boy

"That very night in Max's room a forest grew, and grew--and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls became the world all around and an ocean tumbled by..." uses:

• repetition to emphasize his imagination

• run-on to create imagery

• dash to make the reader pause

• fragment to make the reader stop and think