Literary Devices
An idea or thing that is given human attributes is called ....
How many coordinating conjunctions are there?
7
There are two types of clauses:
........................... and ...............................
independent and dependent
A gerund always ends with ....
- ing
What is the main characteristic of gothic literature?
Using a story to expound on a deeper meaning is called ....
allegory
Alice put the package down carefully.
What part of speech is the underlined word?
A clause must have a verb but it may or may not have a subject.
true or false?
What are the three types of verbals?
gerunds, infinitives and participles
How do we call a work of literature that is written to defend one's faith?
work of apologetics
Foreshadowing is the use of .................. to suggest events to come later in a story.
What part of speech is the word "well"?
interjection
Although some vegetables are best when they are fresh, others can be roasted.
Is the underlined part
a) a noun clause
b) an adjective clause
c) an adverb clause
adverb clause
The little boy laughed at me.
Is the underlined phrase an adjectival or an adverbial prepositional phrase?
adverbial
What character type undergoes a change in a story?
round? flat? dynamic? or static?
dynamic
In Rudyard Kipling's short story that we have read, the author makes an allusion to a god of love from ancient mythology. What was his name and was he a Greek or a Roman god?
Cupid - Roman god of love
Because of the rain, the event was cancelled.
What part of speech is "because of"?
The Cyrillic alphabet, which is the writing system for Russian, has thirty-one characters and is quite challenging to learn according to native Russians.
How many clauses are in the above sentence?
2
The workers struggling to build the Panama Canal were at grave risk of getting yellow fever.
Is the underlined word a gerund, a participle or an infinitive?
present participle
Who was Slubgob in the Screwtape Letters?
headmaster of the training college for demons
A device used to make something look as real and true as possible is called ....
verisimilitude
Name the coordinating conjunction that could be used in place of the subordinator "because."
for
After all, most students should know that the alphabet comes from alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet.
What sentence type is this?
complex
In the summer, my favorite season, the beans, which could be green or yellow, must dry on a flat surface in the sun for many days.
How many phrases can you identify?
5
What is Hebrew meaning of "ezer" in Ebenezer?
to help, to rescue, to save