Figurative Language
Literary/Text Evidence Terms
correct punctuation
part of speech
poetry and terms
100

The tree rose it's arms to the clouds.

Personification

100

The attitude the author or a character takes towards a subject

Tone

100

After running 20 miles Jenna was ready to take a nap but she had to drive home.

What punctuation mark is missing?

Comma

100

The angry protester threw mud at the officials.


"mud" is what part of speech?

noun

100

The term for how poetry lines are organized, similar to paragraphs in essays.

stanza

200

Jimmy was the Einstein of the class is an example of this figurative language, that references famous people or events.....

Allusion

200

The underlying message or lesson of a work of literature.

Theme

200

Because it was snowing on the mountain Saturday, Jerry and I decided to go skiing.


What type of sentence is this?  (compound/complex/simple)

Complex

200

The bread I baked yesterday is already stale.


"yesterday" is what part of speech as used in the above sentence?

adverb

200

Poetry and essay writing follow the same rules, T or F?

False

300

Comparing something using like or as.

Simile

300

These are used around specific parts of text that show the reader the author took the sentence from someone else.

Quotation Marks

300

Do you like beans with your burrito

Which punctuation mark is missing?

Question mark

300

The ornery baker put raisins in the pudding instead of chocolate chips.

"ornery" is what part of speech?

Adjective

300

An organizer such as ABAB, CDCD, ABAB shows the poems ___________________.

rhyme scheme

400

Beautiful beets bear bunches of leaves is an example of.....

Alliteration

400

This is a sentence that grabs the readers attention at the beginning of your essay.

Hook

400

We visited the outdoor park in altoona, pennsylvania last week.

What needs fixed in the sentence above?

Capitalize Altoona and Pennsylvania

400

Once I finish making dinner, I'll go for a walk with the neighbor.

How many prepositional phrases are above?

2

400

Bang! Pow! Zack fell down the stairs!


The beginning words are examples of....

onamatoepia 

500

When an author uses vivid details and description to create a visual.

Imagery

500

This acronym stands for the method you should be use when putting your body paragraphs together.

CER

500

I am a hyperactive person I can't sit still for very long.

Which punctuation could be added that acts like a period to separate two independent clauses?

semi-colon

500

My aunt drove rapidly to the supermarket.


"rapidly" is what part of speech?

adverb

500

This is the term for a feeling or emotion evoked by an author, or how a reader is made to feel. 

Mood

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