It was cold in the woods, but that was probably because the sun had already gone down for the day. I wasn't prepared, of course, but I was going to have to deal for a while. I sat on a cold gray rock and looked around. Green was all I saw in every direction.
What is this an example of?
Setting
100
What is the definition of FICKLE?
unpredictable, whimsical, easily swayed
100
Correct the following sentence:
The doctor said "You need to start eating more vegetables!"
The doctor said, "You need to start eating more vegetables!"
-Use commas to start dialogue
100
What is the difference between flashback and foreshadowing?
Flashback is looking back at what happened in the past and foreshadowing is clues for the future.
200
What is the definition of the root word COUNTER?
Against
200
What are the four elements make up the setting?
The time, place, physical details and circumstances of an event.
200
If I have muscle ATROPHY is my right arm, what does that look like?
My right arm is weaker and smaller than my left.
200
What is the difference between there, their and they're?
There: a place
Their: showing possession
They're': they are
200
What are the five elements of plot?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution
300
What is the definition of the word SCRIBE using the root definition?
Someone who WRITES
300
"Lord of the Flies" is an example of...
allegory
300
What part of speech are the words FICKLE and FLIPPANT?
Adjective
300
Correct the following sentence:
There are 9 siblings in my mother's family.
9 should be written out as nine
-Numbers under 10 should be written out
300
Give the characteristics of a picaro.
A narrator who brags or lies.
400
What are the root word(s) that deal with LAW?
jud/jur/just
400
A reference to a Mother Theresa-like character in a story is using:
Allusion
400
Use FLIPPANT correctly in a sentence.
I tend to make flippant responses when I am in the presence of an authority figure, which tends to get me in trouble because they think I'm joking.
400
Correct the following sentence:
I went to the coast on Friday, I thought it was too cold to swim.
Correct with either a conjunction or change the comma to a semicolon.
400
What is ONE of the reasons a narrator may be a MADMAN and give an example:
PTSD- Slaughterhouse 5
Addiction- Crank
Depression- Perks of Being a Wallflower
Paranoia- Tell Tale Heart
500
Define DESCRIPTION using the definition root word
A WRITTEN piece which explains an object's characteristcs
500
What is allusion?
a reference in literature to a person, place, or
thing in history
500
Use the word attenuate in a sentence.
If the air strike was successful, it was certain that we would attenuate their troops.
500
What are the two ways that you can correctly use a compound sentence?
1. With a comma and conjunction
2. With a semicolon ;
500
Determine the type of unreliable narrator from this passage:
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
“Darl and Jewel and Dewey Dell and I are walking up the hill behind the wagon. Jewel came back. He came up the road and got into the wagon. He was walking. Jewel hasn't got a horse anymore. Jewel is my brother. Cash is my brother. Cash has a broken leg. We fixed Cash's leg so it doesn't hurt. Cash is my brother. Jewel is my brother too but he hasn't got a broken leg. My mother is a fish” (210).