Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
MLA
Writing 101
Potpourri
100

It scraped my raw nerves like sandpaper!”

What is a SIMILE? 

100

 I just stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me.

What is a simile? 

100

The standard MLA margin

What is 1 inch? 

100

The main idea of a paper/essay. Should be found as the last sentence in the introduction. 

What is a thesis statement? 

100

Immediately follows a quotation in a paper. 

What is a parenthetical or in text citation? 

200

Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie

What is PERSONIFICATION?

200

The pop of the gun as she pulled the trigger startled the bystanders.

What is ONOMATOEPIA?

200

Last name and page number

What is in the MLA header? 

200

Hook, Background Info, Thesis Statement

What should be included in the introductory paragraph? 

200
Alphabetized list of resources used when writing a paper.

What is the Works Cited page? 

300

The snake hissed at the hiker because it was startled.

What is ONOMATOEPIA? 

300

… lively, dancing, recklessly laughing eyes that can be gentle and sympathetic one moment and blazing with anger the next.

What is personification? 

300

MLA stands for this 

What is Modern Language Association?

300

First sentence of each body paragraph that tells what the paragraph is about. 

What is a topic sentence? 

300

MLA standard spacing between lines? 

What is double spacing? 

400

Numerous bruises along my back and on my face were throbbing, but I felt detached from the pain, as if it wasn't really me feeling it.

What is IMAGERY? 

400

 Johnny was the gang’s pet.

What is a metaphor? 

400

Author, Teacher, Class, Date

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What is in the MLA heading? 

400

Summarizes the main points and leaves the reader thinking

What is the conclusion? 

400

Romeo and Juliet's last name at the end of the play

What is Montague? 

500

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun

What is METAPHOR?

500

… lively, dancing, recklessly laughing eyes that can be gentle and sympathetic one moment and blazing with anger the next.

What is personification and imagery? 

500

Standard MLA font and size? 

What is 12 pt Times New Roman? 

500

Three important things to keep in mind when planning a paper. 

What is Purpose, Audience, and Tone?

500

The names of Mrs. Arick's dogs

What is Poppy and Atticus? 

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