They compare two unlike things in a sentence by saying that one is the other.
What are metaphors?
100
This is an organized effort to manipulate the public using mass media, including censorship, misinformation, half-truths, and lies.
What is propaganda?
100
This in poetry doesn’t have to follow the rules of “normal” writing. When writing a poem, a writer can use it in any what that he or she sees fit.
What is punctuation?
100
This has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.
What is a simple sentence?
100
This expresses the idea that something occurred before another event in the past, and both events have stopped happening.
What is past perfect verb tense?
200
They compare two unlike things in a sentence by saying that one is similar to the other. They usually contains “like” or “as” to make the comparison.
What are similes?
200
This form of fiction is a novel or short story in which a detective (either professional or amateur) investigates and solves a crime mystery.
What is mystery fiction?
200
This refers to the pattern of sounds made by varying the stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
What is rhythm?
200
This joins an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses.
What is a complex sentence?
200
This expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future, and that something will happen before a specific time.
What is future perfect verb tense?
300
It is when a writer gives human-like characteristics to something that is not human.
What is personification?
300
These are short stories that feature animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of nature. The purpose of a these is to teach a lesson.
What are fables?
300
This is important in conveying tone and meaning. For example, the word “hobbled” conveys a different tone than the word “walked.”
What is word choice?
300
This is a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
300
The following sentence is written in this perfect verb tense.
How many countries are you going to have visited by the
time you turn 50?
What is future perfect verb tense.
400
These have several meanings depending upon how they are used in a sentence.
What are multiple-meaning words?
400
This is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading.
What is a play?
400
This influences the tone and meaning of a poem. Writers can use a short, choppy sentence or a long, elaborate one.
What is line length?
400
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence.
Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had the time to go lately, and I haven’t found anyone to go with.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
400
This shows that an event happened at an unspecified time before now. The event has already started happening and it is still happening.
What is present perfect verb tense?
500
As used in the following sentence, what does the word direction mean?
Students need direction to become “good sports.”
A. location
B. guidance
C. ordering
D. administration
What is B. guidance?
500
This is a propaganda technique used in advertising that involves getting a famous person or celebrity to talk about how good the product is and why people should buy it.
What is testimonial?
500
This poem by Edgar Allen Poe is about a young woman who dies and is placed in a "sepulchre by the sea."
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ______________;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
What is "Annabel Lee"?
500
This is when you connect a main clause to a subordinate clause. It shows that one idea is more important than the other.