Row 1
A noun is a person, place, thing, or _________.
idea / concept
Imagery has to do with _______ details.
Sensory
Tomatoes are classified as what kind of thing?
Fruit
Which is usually longer: Summary or Paraphrase?
Paraphrase
Pick the verb from this list:
Action, fair, absolutely, crush, typewriter, dodgy, sleepy, hopeful
Crush
What country's national animal is the Unicorn?
The connotation of the word has to do with what it is __________ with.
Associated
"Happiness" is what type of word?
Noun
Write + or - for the connotation of each word:
1. Shrewd
2. Bright
3. Cunning
-
+
-
Which planet is shaped more like a rugby ball than a sphere?
Mars
Identify the topic noun of this sentence:
We wanted to go out for KFC, but it got closed down because they were cooking rat meat instead of chicken.
We
(Whole sentence is about what "We" wanted")
Giving someone an engagement ring is which technique?
Symbol / Symbolism
How many syllables in the name of the Greek goddess:
Aphrodite
FOUR:
Aph-ro-di-te
What animal has copper-based blood?
Octopus
Sentence is to a paragraph
as
Line is to a ________.
Stanza
A syllable range from 4-7 would be what pace?
Fast
Quick maths:
13+7-4รท2+8 = ???
26
Connotation refers to the association with the word. _______ refers to its literal meaning.
Denotation
A syllable range from 10-14 would be what pace?
Medium slow
What syllable range counts as "steady/consistent"?
Four
Almost every mammal that weighs more than 3 kg---from an elephant to a dog---takes roughly 21 seconds to do what...?
Empty its bladder.
What three things affect the PACE of a text?
1. Syllables per line
2. Punctuation*
3. Rhyme scheme
*Bonus points if you said "distribution"
What specific word describes smell imagery? (Hint: Starts with an "O")
Olfactory
Which of these is interpretive:
1. Alexander Pope may use contrast to examine mankind's ability and their weakness.
2. Alexander Pope may use contrast to condemn mankind as being hopeless.
3. Alexander Pope may use negative connotation words to describe humanity's limitations.
#2:
--> Argumentative
--> Opinion
--> NOT descriptive
Dolphins can hold their breaths for 8-10 minutes. Sloths can hold their breaths longer. How many minutes? (Closest answer wins)
40 minutes