Grammar
How do you set off an intro from a main clause?
add a comma
Define theme
Give facts about theme
an insight about human life that's revealed in a literary work
-theme is rarely directly stated
-many possible, must be provable
-Shouldn't be cheesy
-should be a long sentence that fully states the message
-ask, What is the authors message to me?
Give synonym/antonym
Use it in a sentence
slightly rude in speech or manner
warm
abrupt/short
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Define transgress
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to break a rule or boundary
behave/obey
overstep/sin
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Define Sacrosanct
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regarded as too important to be changed/interfered with
sacred/profane
The cemetery was sacrosanct especially with all the fallen warriors who lay there.
What can a semicolon replace?
a because in a long sentence
Define protagonist
Define antagonist
The main character of a story or the one that the readers root for.
a person who actively opposes or blocks the protagonist
Define hone
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Use it in a sentence
To sharpen
dull
sharpen/edge
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Define lithe
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having a long or flexible quality
thick/inflexible
thin/supple
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Define livid
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Extremely angry
furious/happy
My Mom was livid after I left my bag in the middle of the floor for the fifteenth time.
What should you address in the first few words of a sentence?
The subject
Define Storytelling arc
a classic pattern of structuring events in fiction
Define espouse
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Use it in a sentence
To support
forsake/reject
defend/champion
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Define saccharine
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Give a sentence
Artificially Sweet
fake/earnest
The cupcake tasted extremely saccharine
Define opaque
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not able to be seen through; not transparent
cloudy/clear
The sky was opaque since the storm had gone past.
What is the sequence of a storytelling arc?
Exposition, conflict introduced, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Define odious
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extremely unpleasant
pleasant/welcome
foul, distasteful
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Define Aloof
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Emotionally uninvolved
Reserved/Involved
The server was very aloof after a very long day.
Define Trite
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Give a sentence
lacking originality or flair
tired/fresh
The black prom dress was trite resembling a grandmas attire.
Tom said that it was near impossible to sell. Is this correct grammar?
No because there needs to be an adverb (nearly)
Define posterity
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all future generations
ancestors
descendants/offspring
Define Transverse
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Travel across or through
cross/stay
The explorers trans versed across the the desert like terrain.
Define opulent
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Use it in a sentence
showing great wealth and luxury
poor/destitute
lavish/sumptuous
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