Literary devices
What is an example of Simile?
Anything appropriate
What is the meaning of humdrum?
Lacking excitement, boring.
Give an example of a simple sentence. 😁
Any sentence as long as it is a simple sentence.
Remember, remember, _____________________
The Gunpowder Treason and ____Political ideology where all property and goods are owned by the government and community as a whole rather than private businesses.
“Her heart was gold” Identify the literary devices used.
Metaphor
In the sentence below, identify the main verb, auxiliary verb(s), and the verb tense:
“The researchers had been analyzing the data for months before the error was discovered.”
Analysing, present tense
Give examples of conjuctions. (All from FANBOYS)
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Exact date of the Battle Of Hastings?
(We learned this before)
October 14 1066
What is the word equation for respiration?
Glucose + oxygen —> water + carbon dioxide
Tell me the meaning of a literary device and give me 5 examples
A device that is literally.anay correct example
“ Although she was usually quite vivacious, her demeanor became distinctly lugubrious after hearing the tragic news.”
Based on the context, what does lugubrious mean?
Identify the sentence type and explain why:
Although the rain was heavy, the players continued the match, and the spectators cheered loud.
Complex-compound sentence (also called a compound-complex sentence).
Why?
It contains a dependent clause: "Although the rain was heavy"
It contains two independent clauses:
"the players continued the match"
"the spectators cheered loudly"
The two independent clauses are joined by and.
After many different kinds of people came to britain, their language was shared and after some time, these built up the foundation of the english language. What kind of languages influenced English? Give 2 examples.
Old Norse, Latin, French
What does USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialists Republic
What is an oxymoron
A figure of speech that connects to opposite words
What is the difference between a verb and an adverb? Give one example of each too.
A verb is an action or state of being (what you are doing or experiencing), while an adverb modifies or describes a verb, telling you how, when, where, or how much that action happens. Suddenly running etc.
Find and correct the error:
Neither the teachers nor the principal were happy with the students' behaviour.
Compound = 2 independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjuction.
Complex = 1 dependent + 1 independent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction.
During WW2, Germany sent air forces to bomb areas all over London. What was this so called event and how do you spell it?
The Blitz
How many elements in the periodic table as of today?
118
What is irony and give an example
Contrasts between expectation and reality, two completely different things. “Fire station is burning down” etc.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (minor pronounciation can be accepted) 😁
Rewrite the sentence as a complex sentence:
Sarah finished her homework. She went to the cinema with her friends.
Anything with 3 or more phrases with conjunctions.
How do I say 'Hi' in old English?
Wes Hal
What is more powerful than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you will die?
Nothing