Name the two forms of figurative language demonstrated by the following sentence:
"When his arm broke, it sounded like a gunshot."
What is 'simile and hyperbole.'
100
This type of persuasive technique states that everybody is doing it and if you want to fit in, you will too.
What is 'bandwagon.'
100
Substituting a part for a whole or a whole for a part. Example: "All hands on deck!"
What is 'synecdoche.'
100
The persuasive technique in which you refer to words or ideas that evoke a positive emotional response from an audience.
What is 'glittering generalities.'
100
Put these words in order of increasing size:
huge, colossal, big, massive
What is 'big, huge, massive, colossal.'
200
What does the prefix 'path' mean? Example: "Pathology" "Empathy" "Sympathy"
What is 'feelings, sufferings.'
200
This persuasive technique states that an idea, product, or person is associated with normal, everyday people and activities.
What is 'plain-folks.'
200
Being a class monitor had put me in quite a quandary. While I had to report the students' unruly behavior to the authority, I did not want to jeopardize my friendship with my classmates.
What does quandary most likely mean?
A. distortion
B. predicament
C. runt
D. fortitude
What is '(B) predicament'
200
A form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her own personal experiences and observations of significant events or people.
What is a 'memoir.'
200
Terrence refused to abide by the city's curfew law and had to go to court.
What type of conflict is this an example of?
What is 'man v. society.'
300
What is the difference between a narrator/speaker and an author?
What is 'A narrator or speaker is the fictional person/thing in the book telling the story. An author is the person who wrote the book.'
300
Which words in this sentence should be capitalized?
'i can't believe dad acts so embarrassing!' screamed my bother paul.
What is 'I, Dad, and Paul."
300
The word 'apostrophe' has two meanings in language arts. What are they?
What is:
1) A punctuation mark used:
To form possessives of nouns
To show the omission of letters
To indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters
2) Direct address of an abstraction or of someone absent. Example: "O time!...."; "Death, be not proud!"
300
The beautiful hues from rainbow shot through the wide blue sky.
This sentence is an example of....?
What is 'imagery.'
300
A quick picture to a past event.
What is 'flashback.'
400
Two Parts: 1. This is the author's attitude toward his subject. 2. Example: "She's a spoiled little brat who doesn't appreciate anything her mother has done for her. She needs a reality check." What is the attitude towards the girl?
What is tone? The tone is negative - scolding, disgusted
400
Man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. society are examples of what type of conflict?
What is 'external conflict.'
400
While I agreed with his view that some of the obsolete rules of our historic school did not apply to the students today, I thought he needed to be more cooperative.
What does obsolete mean in this context?
A. significant
B. outdated
C. prejudiced
D. intricate
What is 'outdated.'
400
Literary term used in Night "Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God."
What is 'personification.'
400
While taking a test may be ARDUOUS for some students, for those who believe they can do well, a test can be a breeze. a) easy b) breezy c) difficult and hard d) artful
What is difficult and hard?
500
Two Parts: 1. Written from the author's perspective is called the author's ______________? 2. T/F: A personal narrative is a story where the author uses the pronouns: I, we, ours, us.....
What is the author's point of view? What is true?
500
This classic Shakespeare was made into a movie that starred the late great Heath Ledger the movie being 10 things I hate about You.
What is 'Taming of the Shrew.'
500
This author was known for his creepy style of writing that often referred to death as a bird or people were buried alive.
What is 'Edgar Allan Poe.'
500
Two Parts: 1. Using your past experience and knowledge and applying it to what an author writes is called making an "educated guess" or this. EXAMPLE: 2. "As the music started, she took a deep breath, swallowed hard, and slowly walked to her mark in front of the footlights." What's happening?
What is an inference? She's auditioning or performing.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!! HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO WAGER? This is a lengthy poem featuring the deeds and adventures of a legendary hero. Stories about "Jason and the Argonauts", "Beowulf", "Odysseus" are examples of this genre of poems.