Poetry
In a poem, a line is like a sentence while a stanza is like a _____.
What is a PARAGRAPH?
Figurative language that gives human traits to a nonhuman thing.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
The term used to define the attention getting statement at the beginning of an essay is ____.
What is a HOOK?
In the following sentence, what part of speech is the word ‘fluffy’: "The fluffy cat slept on the windowsill."
What is an ADJECTIVE?
A text that is not true.
What is FICTION?
True or false: The poet and the speaker of a poem are the same.
What is FALSE?
Identify the type of figurative language: “The clouds were like cotton candy in the sky.”
What is a SIMILE?
A thesis statement is...
What is THE MAIN ARGUMENT OR CLAIM OF AN ESSAY?
In the following sentence, use the correct form of they're/there/their:
______ playing back-to-back episodes of Family Guy on TV, so I probably won't get to my homework tonight.
What is THEY'RE?
The setting of a story is...
What is THE TIME AND LOCATION WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE?
A stanza with four lines.
What is a QUATRAIN?
Identify the oxymoron in this sentence: "Speaking in a loud whisper, he told us the secret.”
What is a LOUD WHISPER?
Textual evidence is important in an essay/open response because ____.
What is BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS CLAIMS WITH CONCRETE EXAMPLES FROM THE TEXT/MAKES YOUR ARGUMENT STRONGER?
What is wrong with the following sentence: “Tom realized his mistake he started laughing about it.”
What is RUN ON SENTENCE?
Identify the point of view in this sentence: "I couldn’t believe my luck when I found the lost dog sitting on my porch."
What is FIRST PERSON?
Symbolism is...
What is WHEN AN OBJECT, PERSON, OR IDEA REPRESENTS SOMETHING DEEPER THAN ITS LITERAL MEANING?
Define onomatopoeia and give an example.
What is A WORD THAT IMITATES A SOUND; “BOOM,” “CRASHED,” ETC?
The purpose of a counterargument in an argumentative/opinion essay is ____.
What is TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN OPPOSING ARGUMENT, SHOW A BALANCED PERSPECTIVE, AND STRENGTHEN THE MAIN ARGUMENT BY REFUTING IT?
Re-write the following sentence with proper capitalization:
national football league player walter payton ran more than 16,000 yards in his 13-year career with the chicago bears.
What is “National Football League player Walter Payton ran more than 16,000 yards in his 13-year career with the Chicago Bears.” ?
The five elements of plot structure.
What are EXPOSITION, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION, AND RESOLUTION?What is THEY'RE?
Define enjambment.
What is WHEN A SENTENCE OR THOUGHT IN A POEM CONTINUES ONTO THE NEXT LINE WITHOUT PUNCTUATION?
Write an example of an idiom.
ANSWERS WILL VARY.
The best way to conclude an essay/response is to ____.
What is TO SUMMARIZE KEY POINTS AND RESTATE YOUR THESIS IN A NEW WAY?
Re-write the following quotation sentence with proper punctuation: They left town I said in a shiny new car
What is “THEY LEFT TOWN,” I SAID, “IN A SHINY NEW CAR.”?
Give two examples of some key terms you might see in an MCAS question asking you to write an expository essay response.
What is EXPLAIN, ARGUE, ANALYZE, COMPARE, ETC.?