Sentence Errors
Ross' dinosaur replica was on the top shelf.
What is an apostrophe error?
"We shape our buildings, and afterward our buildings shape us" (Churchill).
What is chiasmus?
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white chickens
What is free verse?
The author recalls their experiences growing up in a small town, describing the people, places, and events that shaped their childhood. They include real dates, conversations, and personal reflections to show what life was like during that time.
What is nonfiction?
The smoked meat won the barbeque contest.
What is a participle?
Tomorrow, the landscape will have been carefully painted.
What is passive voice?
Love is in the air. Love is everywhere. Love is laughter. Love is life.
What is anaphora?
two to three stressed or unstressed syllables.
What is a foot?
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow" (Shakespeare).
What is oxymoron?
She is looking for a house to buy.
What is an infinitive acting as an adj?
The mother, along with her three children, are sick.
What is subject-verb agreement error?
“Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.”
What is antithesis?
Three Quatrains and a couplet with ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme
What is Shakespearean sonnet?
“King Duncan must be provided for* if we are to succeed.” *killed
What euphemism?
I believe that honesty is important.
What is noun dependent clause?
Everyone needs to bring their book on Friday for the book club.
What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?
"For no government is better than the men who compose it and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best." (Kennedy)
What is epistrophe and polysyndeton?
"To me, fair friend, you can never be old"
**meter type
What is iambic pentameter?
Macbeth stood alone in his castle, staring at the dagger that seemed to float before him.
“Is this a dagger I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
He thought of the king, sleeping peacefully, trusting him completely. His mind raced with ambition and fear. Could he really murder the man who had honored him and whom the kingdom depended on? Every heartbeat seemed louder, every shadow threatening. He knew that if he went through with it, there would be no turning back.
What is internal conflict?
Macbeth has two motivations that are conflicting. He loves and respects the king but also wants to be king as well.
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand starting WWI.
(SPACECAT)
What is exigence?
The data looked convincing, however, the sample size was tiny.
What is a comma splice?
Corrected: The data looked convincing; however, the sample size was tiny.
Edgar Allan Poe once said that _______adds dignity to what we say, a bit like the slow motion of a ceremony. These are desirable qualities for most orators, who seek to deliver a speech that is memorable, powerful, and imparts a specific, desired message.
What is polysyndeton?
Trochaic octometer
**amount of syllables
What is 16 syllables?
Indifference of the world and the perceived silence of God in the face of suffering can lead to a profound feeling of abandonment.
**about Night
What is the theme?
She is about to start a very exciting job.
What is noun infinitive?