Clauses and Phrases
I floated on the Boise River.
What is a prepositional phrase.
The pink sky looked like cotton candy.
What is a simile.
This is the white space between sections of lines of poetry.
What is stanza.
I went sledding with my friends.
What is a simple sentence.
The nickname for coordinating conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS.
My brother, the boy in the blue shirt, is running in the marathon.
What is an appositive phrase.
Suddenly the room was filled with a deafening silence.
What is an oxymoron.
In poetry, this is what the end of line is called.
What is a line break.
Emily and Frank both sat in the same row.
What is a simple sentence.
Constructed responses should begin with this type of statement.
What is a claim.
Running in the halls is against school rules.
What is a gerund phrase.
Suzie sat in the soft sand.
What is alliteration.
The pattern of rhyming that occurs at the end of a line.
What is end rhyme.
I went to the store; but they were out milk.
What is a compound sentence.
The central idea or insight of a piece of literature.
What is theme.
When I finish my dinner, I'm going to my friend's house.
What is an adverb subordinate clause.
I'm so tired I could sleep for a week.
What is hyperbole.
The pattern of rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry.
What is internal rhyme.
Because I earned 90% for the second semester, I didn't have to take the exam.
What is a complex sentence.
The bees buzzed around her head, and the snake hissed at her feet.
What is onomatopoeia.
I wanted the dress that my mother hated.
What is a Relative Subordinate Clause
Chocolate is my Achilles heal.
What is an allusion.
A stressed and unstressed syllable pattern in poetry marked by X and /.
What is meter.
After the movie ended, I went over to my friend's house, and we played video games.
Compound-complex sentence.
The techniques an author uses to create a character: speech, thoughts, effects on other characters, actions, and looks.
What is STEAL or characterization.