A literary device in which an author refers briefly to another literary work.
What is an allusion
100
The fog wrapped around the house, snuggling playful up against the walls.
What is personification
100
Name the error: At the beginning of the novel.
What is a fragment
100
utterly odious or wicked
What is heinous
100
A group of words that is only part of a sentence and does not express a complete thought.
What is a fragment
200
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is an alliteration
200
"In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars."
What is simile
200
Choose the correct version:
a. I liked it to.
b. I liked it too.
What is b
200
a religious song or poem, typically of praise to God or a god
What is a hymn
200
Containing two or more independent clauses that are not separated by a colon or semicolon
What is a run on
300
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
What is personification
300
“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”
What is an allusion
300
Name the error:
Some of my favorite things is coffee and books.
What is subject-verb agreement.
300
in a brave or heroic manner
What is gallantly
300
A balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure
What is parallel structure
400
a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictor
What is a paradox
400
Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk
What is imagery
400
Name the error:
The midterm is stressing me out I have to get a good grade on it.
What is a run on
400
relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious
What is profanation
400
where the verb in the sentence has the right form for the singular or plural subject.
What is subject-verb agreement
500
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect:
What is irony
500
"I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde
What is a paradox
500
Name the error:
I can't wait for the break, I'm going to take so many naps.
What is a comma splice
500
the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
What is supplication
500
the incorrect use of a comma instead of a conjunction to link two independent clauses