Vocab
Which vocab word means "Understood or implied without being stated"?
A) Furtive
B) Inscrutable
C) Tacit
D) Lamentable
C) Tacit
What three essential elements does every complete sentence need?
A subject, a verb, and a complete thought
What does "anon" mean in Early Modern / Elizabethan English?
As in “Anon, good nurse! Speak!”
"Anon" means "right now" OR “I come right away” as in “Anon, good nurse! Speak!”
"My specs! Give me my specs!"
Piggy
What is a simile? Create an original example using an abstract noun (love, courage, etc.) and an object in this room
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Which vocab word means "impossible to understand or interpret"?
A) Furtive
B) Tacit
C) Impervious
D) Inscrutable
D) Inscrutable
What is a coordinating conjunction? What acronym do we use to remember them? How can you use one in a sentence? (Give an example)
Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) link independent clauses in a compound sentence
What does "ere" mean in Early Modern / Elizabethan English?
As in “We must leave ere daybreak.”
"Ere" means before as in “We must leave ere daybreak.”
"The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain...so you shut up!"
Jack
What is a metaphor? Create an original example using an abstract noun (love, courage, etc.) and an object in this room
A comparison between two unlike things without "like" or "as"
What does the word mean? Use it in a sentence: furtive
Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
What needs to be on either side of a semicolon? How can you use a semicolon in a sentence? (Give an example)
What does "wherefore" mean in Early Modern / Elizabethan English?
As in “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
"Wherefore" means "why" as in “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
"I should have thought that a pack of British boys would have been able to put up a better show than that"
The Naval Officer
What is a motif? Give an example of a motif from Lord of the Flies or Macbeth
Any pattern with symbolic significance. For example, light imagery or anthropomorphic descriptions of the island
What does the word mean? Use it in a sentence: Rebuke
To express sharp disapproval of one’s actions or behavior
What is a subordinating conjunction? What are at least two examples? How can you use a subordinating conjunction in a sentence? (Give an example)
Bonus 200 if you can name all the words in the subordinating conjunction acronym
A subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause in a complex sentence
After, Although, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since
What does "whence" mean in Early Modern / Elizabethan English?
As in “Whence came that news?” OR “Return to whence you came"
"Whence means "from where" as in “Whence came that news?” OR “Return to whence you came"
"Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us"
Simon
What does "equivocation" mean?
The purposeful use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth
What does the word mean? Use it in a sentence: Myopic
For full credit, you must give both meanings of the word
1. Nearsighted / nearsightedness
2. Lacking foresight; unable or unwilling to think about the future
What are three different strategies for integrating a quote into your writing?
1) Speaking verb + comma
2) Independent clause + colon
3) Weaving quotes
4) Block quotes
What does "sooth" mean in Elizabethan / Early Modern English?
As in "In sooth, I know not why I am so sad"
"Sooth" means "truth" as in "In sooth, I know not why I am so sad"
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"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!... You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?"
The Lord of the Flies
What does enjambment refer to?
When a poet continues a sentence across multiple lines of verse
See a peach bend
the branch and strain the stem until
it snaps.