Poetry
Figurative
Language
Greek and Latin Roots
Point of View
Grammar
100
The part of the poem that is repeated
What is a refrain?
100
The use of words whose sounds make you think of their meaning such as buzz and snap
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Based on the prefix inter-, what does the word interact mean? a. to act on or with each other b. to act against someone c. to act wrongly d. to fail to act
What is a. to act on or with each other?
100
Vicki knocked at the door hesitantly. When it opened, an angry face looked back at her. She was frightened, so she muttered an apology and started to leave. "Oh, you're selling candy bars for school," he said. Then he smiled and added, "I'd love to buy some." The point of view of this passage is ____________
What is third person?
100
"She throws her head back and laugh." This sentence should be corrected to say _________
What is "She throws her head back and laughs."?
200
A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph in an essay)
What is a stanza?
200
"She is as sweet as honey" is an example of this type of figurative language
What is a simile?
200
Based on the root audi, what does the word audible mean? a. able to believe b. able to speak c. able to be heard d. able to see
What is c. able to be heard?
200
I lit the campfire and began rubbing my hands together in front of it to warm them. I guess we didn't pick the best weekend to go camping. The point of view of this passage is ___________
What is first person?
200
"All the students marched to the field, where she waited for the fire department to check the building." This sentence is incorrect because ___________
What is she should be changed to they? (pronoun is incorrect)
300
The author of the poem
What is a poet?
300
The repeating of the beginning consonant sounds in words like ducks dance double time
What is alliteration?
300
Based on the root hydro, what does the word hydrant mean?
What is a device used for holding water?
300
You reach into your pocket and realize that your house keys are missing. You run to your neighbor's house to call your mom. The point of view of this passage is ___________
What is second?
300
on lake murray there is an island called bomb island! This sentence is incorrect because _____________
What is it is missing capital letters? On, Lake Murray, Bomb Island should be capitalized
400
A five line poem describing a particular subject
What is a cinquain?
400
Makes a comparison without using like or as Example: Her eyes are sparkling stars.
What is a metaphor?
400
Based on the root geo, the word geologist would mean
What is the study of the earth's crust?
400
The story is not told by a character in the story. The narrator knows everything about the story including the thoughts, feelings, and actions of every character.
What is third person omniscient (all knowing)?
400
Booker T. Washington taught African Americans how to be carpenters and blacksmiths? This sentence is incorrect because _______________
What is it has incorrect punctuation? (it should end with a period)
500
A poem about nature that does not rhyme and has 17 syllables
What is a haiku?
500
To say something in a polite way Example: Her grandfather passed away.
What is a euphemism?
500
Based on the root port, the word portable would mean
What is able to be carried or moved?
500
The story is told by a character in the story. The narrator uses the pronoun I or we.
What is first person?
500
The four purposes for writing a passage would be
What is to inform, to entertain,to persuade, and to express emotions?
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