Name the verb phrase(s) in the following sentence:
I HAVE NOT TRIED COFFEE AT STARBUCKS BEFORE.
What is "have tried"?
100
The appropriate font, font size, and spacing for MLA formatted writing.
What is Times New Roman, 12 pt, double spaced?
100
The name of the 6 headed monster with 12 feel who carries off a sailor in each mouth.
Who is Scylla?
100
A 14 line poem that follows a particular meter and the following rhyme scheme:
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is a sonnet?
200
A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority
What is "anarchy"?
200
Name the sentence formula for the following sentence:
Preparation is key, so start studying for exams as early as possible.
What is I, c I ?
200
Name three characteristics of a claim sentence.
- First sentence of a CEC paragraph
- Debatable
- Not obvious
- Specific
- Concise
- Includes title & author of piece being analyzed
200
The formal term for Act 1 of a Shakespearean play, when characters are introduced, conflict begins, background info is given, and the mood/atmosphere is set.
What is the exposition?
300
A risky or daring undertaking.
What is a venture?
300
Name the formula for the sentence below:
Although I my most difficult exams fall on the same day, I feel prepared for both.
What is D, I ?
300
For the following quote, create a properly formatted MLA in-text citation from page 408 in Fitzgerald's translation of "The Odyssey" by Homer:
"Nohbdy stabbed me!"
"Nohbdy stabbed me!" (Fitzgerald, 408).
300
A long, narrative poem about the adventures of a hero.
What is an epic?
300
A speech made when a character is alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
400
Bbased on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
What is "arbitrary"?
400
Name the formula for the sentence below:
The group of students gather in the hall to talk before class.
What is SV?
400
The minimum length of effective commentary.
What is two sentences?
400
An elaborate comparison (using like or as) that is more involved than a simple simile.
What is a Homeric Simile?
400
The poetic meter exemplified in the following line of poetry:
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks.
What is iambic pentameter?
500
Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
What is "superfluous"?
500
Name the formula for the sentence below:
Erin and Molly have never tried to stay up all night and will try this weekend.
What is SSVV?
500
For the following quote, create a properly formatted MLA in-text citation from page 408 in Fitzgerald's translation of "The Odyssey" by Homer:
"Nohbdy stabbed me!"
"Nohbdy stabbed me!" (Fitzgerald, 408).
500
Odysseus' two defining characteristics.
What are hubris and cunning?
500
A statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but in reality expresses a possible truth