Let's Semicolon!
Sentence Structure? What's that?
LTTK (Literary Terms to Know)
Oh So Romantic!
(and Dark)
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100
Punctuate the sentence correctly: I knew that my sister wanted to ride my new bicycle however I was being a brat and I did not let her have a chance.
What is "I knew that my sister wanted to ride my new bicycle; however, I was being a brat, and I did not let her have a chance."
100
The structure of this group of words: Tom and Sally went to the store and bought ice cream.
What is "simple"?
100
A text that attempts to convince a writer to think a certain way about a subject.
What is "argumentative writing"?
100
Believed that the _________________ allowed people to discover truths that the _____________________ mind could not comprehend
What are "imagination" and "rational"?
100
What issue does this sentence have that needs to be corrected? On vacation, I want to go hiking, to ride jet skis, and around a library.
What is "the parallel structure is not correct"?
200
Is this sentence correctly punctuated? Even though they were the first ones to arrive, my sister and my mother did not get to buy the new television; the store was out of them before they even opened.
What is "Yes, this sentence is correctly punctuated!"?
200
The structure of this group of words: Over the river and through the woods.
What is a "fragment"?
200
As she was reading, Sally considered all the facts that were being presented. When she finished the article, she came to some conclusions that were not necessarily stated in the text. What strategy was Sally using?
What is "making an inference"?
200
Dark Romantics did not agree with the Romantics that all people are ____________________ ________________
What is "essentially good"?
200
If an author starts a piece talking about music and then goes on to list things like jazz, rock, and techno, this literary structure is being used.
What is "classification"?
300
Correctly punctuate this sentence: John and Tom traveled actively last summer they visited Rome Italy Madrid Spain and Kansas City Missouri.
What is John and Tom traveled actively last summer; they visited Rome, Italy; Madrid, Spain; and Kansas City, Missouri.
300
The structure of this group of words: Although her daughter and her fiance never agreed upon a date for the wedding, Tom's mother has already booked the church and the reception hall.
What is "complex"?
300
Tom began his speech with a series of questions designed to get his audience thinking about the issues and to indicate to his audience what he actually already believed. What strategy is Tom using?
What are "rhetorical questions"?
300
In Europe, the darker side of the Romantic movement resulted in what?
What is "the Gothic novel"?
300
The Oldsmobile was a boat, and Jason was the captain. The searchlights on the bow shone through the heaviest weather. The hold in the back could carry the largest of cargoes. This writing contains an example of this literary term.
What is and "extended metaphor"?
400
Correctly punctuate this sentence: But however they choose to write people are allowed to make their own decisions as a result many people swear by their writing methods.
What is "But however they choose to write, people are allowed to make their own decisions; as a result, many people swear by their writing methods."?
400
The structure of this group of words: His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-mooned spectacles; his nose was very long and crooked because it had been broken at least twice.
What is compound-complex?
400
They came; they saw; they conquered. This is an example of what literary term?
What is "parallel structure"?
400
Both shared an interest in the _________________ world and a belief in the value of the ___________________
What are "spiritual" and "imagination"
400
Authors write for a purpose. That purpose may be to inform, entertain, or persuade. Many entertaining pieces, which we most often call fiction, also usually have a bigger message for the reader. This is conveyed through the underlying ideas that are portrayed in the story.
What is "theme"?
500
Correctly combine these two sentences using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb. "Jim and Sally ate pizza and cake every night last week." "Sally doesn't really like pizza or cake."
What is "Jim and Sally ate pizza and cake every night last week; however, Sally doesn't really like pizza or cake."
500
I want to graduate with honors; furthermore, I want to go to law school.
What is "compound"?
500
Conveys the writer's attitude towards the subject and lends shape and life to a piece of literature because it creates a mood.
What is "tone"?
500
The two pieces of literature (and their authors) that we read that can be considered from the time period of the Romantics/Dark Romantics.
What are "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne and "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe.
500
This is being compared in this metaphor from Lincoln's Gettysburg address? "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
What is "birth of a nation is being compared to the conception and birth of a child"?
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