What literary device is presented in the following statement: "I see a sliver of pale red and oranges and deep blues blending together to form the black night sky"
a. imagery
b. conflict
c. characterization
d. symbolism
What is
A. Imagery - creating a believable of imaginable picture with only words
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In the following sentence, what does the word "turbulence" mean?
"The plane is experiencing some turbulence due to the storm."
a. delay
b. mechanical malfunction
c. instability
d. hail
What is
C. Instability
100
What is the difference between assonance and consonance?
What is Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming
Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds to create internal rhyming
100
What does "synthesis" mean, and how is it different than compare/contrast?
What is: a blending of multiple ideas/sources within one piece of writing (both sources in each paragraph). Compare/contrast talks about multiple ideas/sources separately (in separate paragraphs)
100
Which war is Forrest a soldier in?
What is VIETNAM
200
Which literary device is used in BOTH of the following statements:
"slap, slap, slap"
and
"Do I hear the hoot of an ancient owl?"
a. Alliteration
b. Hyperbole
c. Metaphor
d. Onomatopoeia
What is
D. Onomatopoeia - words that sound like the word they are describing
200
The definition for the word "ambiguity" is: vagueness, or being open to more than one interpretation. Use this word in a sentence that your group creates. (Can also use ambiguous if it works better in a sentence)
What is
Examples: The teachers' directions were very ambiguous. We did not understand what she meant.
200
Define "irony" and give an example of something that is ironic.
What is words that are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words
200
How many paragraphs are included in a synthesis essay, and what is each paragraph called?
(ex. The first paragraph is called the _______)
What is 5 paragraphs. Introduction, Body 1,2,3, Conclusion
200
What's the name of the town Jeannette grows up in, in West Virginia?
What is Welch
300
Which literary device is used in BOTH of the following statements:
"The wind whistles into the cabin"
and
"The waves are now spewing frothy long arms between the blanks of the dock."
a. alliteration
b. personification
c. hyperbole
d. simile
What is
B. Personification - giving human qualities to inanimate objects (wind cannot whistle, waves do not have arms)
300
Define the word "apprehensive" using the context from this sentence:
"The girl was very apprehensive about meeting her boyfriend's parents for the first time"
a. anxious
b. excited
c. indifferent
d. curious
What is
A. Anxious
300
What is the repeated part of a poem called? Like the chorus in a song...
The refrain
300
What is included in each body paragraph within a synthesis essay?
What is a main point, and two quotations from two different sources.
300
Where was the lady who wrote "The Poverty of Affluence" from?
What is PAKISTAN
400
Identify and explain what the four Points of View are.
What is
1. First Person - the protagonist telling his or her own story directly to the reader (ex. I said, she said, he said)
2. Limited omniscient narrative (third-person) - refers to the main character as "he" or "she." Can only show what one person is thinking.
3. Omniscient narrative - reveals the minds and thoughts of several or all characters, telling everything from a "God-like" perspective
4. Objective narrative (third-person) - just giving facts without much emotion or bias
400
The word "ostracized" means to be excluded or left out of society, or a specific group. Use this word in a sentence, and give me an example from one of the stories/movies/poems we have read in class about a character that was ostracized.
What is
Potential sentence: A group of boys ostracized one of their new classmates because he came from a different part of town and had a funny accents.
Potential character: Forrest Gump - ostracized by his peers in school for being different
400
What type of rhyming pattern is present in these four lines of poetry:
"However will I remember whats on this test?
Maybe my classmates can help me fill out the rest.
Over the weekend, I am going to fill my brain,
It's going to overflow like in a storm with a lot of rain."
Create your own 4-lined poem with this same rhyming pattern.
What is the rhyming pattering of aabb.
400
What is a thesis statement? In 2 minutes, create a thesis statement for this prompt:
Why are dogs better than cats? (you can disagree)
What is an answer to your essay questions or prompt in ONE cohesive statement.
Possible thesis:
It is evident that dogs are better than cats because they are more playful, they like to go on walks, and they like being pet.
400
What's the name of Jeannette's husband at the end of the novel?