random questions
Who was the first person to walk on the moon
trick question it was staged by Neil Armstrong
what figure of speech is use in the following
Im so hungry i could eat a horse
Hyperbole
exagerrated statements
what literary device is this?
1. A pipe is going to burst, but before it does, the author writes a scene where the family notices a small dark spot on the ceiling, but ignores it.
Foreshadowing
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
What type of poetry is this ?
Bumble-Bee superbly dressed,
In velvet, jet, and gold,
Sailed along in eager quest,
And hummed a ballad bold.
what is rhyming poetry
What point of view is this?
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
the main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation.
Protagonist
what is barack Obama first name
Barack
what figure of speech is use in the following
the little girl was bittersweet
"love hate "
"bigsmall"
what literary device is this?
She sells
sea shells
by the seashore
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
what type of poetry is this?
the winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
what is imagery poetry
What point of view is this?
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. All characters are described using pronouns, such as 'they', 'he', and 'she'. But, one character is closely followed throughout the story, and it is typically a main character.
Third Person Limited.
the third plannet from the sun
what is earth
what figure of speech is use in the following
" Its no use your kicking a dead horse"
what literary device is this?
You're acting like such a Scrooge!
allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Alluding to Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this line means that the person is being miserly and selfish, just like the character Scrooge from the story.
what type of poetry is this ?
I would never love you again
I would die before
I even care for You
And this may be surprising but,
“I love u so much “
Those are words that will never come from my mouth
I Hate you
what is a reverse poem
What point of view is this?
Is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.
Third Person Omniscient
what is the square root of 4
what is 2
what figure of speech is use in the following
"Her eyes sparkeld like diamonds"
Simile
what literary device is this?
The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.
imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What type of poetry is this?
I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,
Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them
what is free verse poems
What point of view is this?
use of I, me, and myself in the narrative.
The First Person Point of View
what is the meaning of life
reaching your highest potinetial or whatever you said
what figure of speech is use in the following
"love is a battlefield"
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
what literary device is this?
In every cry of every Man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear
Anaphora
the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.
what type of poem is this?
“The woods look lovely against the setting darkness and as I gaze into the mysterious depths of the forest, I feel like lingering here longer. However, I have pending appointments to keep, and much distance to cover before I settle in for the night, or else I will be late for all of them.
what is prose poetry
What point of view is this?
where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you.
... is used as a narrative voice, a term used for the method in which a narrator describes the story.
The Second Person Point of View