Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as.
What is the main idea of Romeo and Juliet?
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You are confused by the directions on an assignment. What should you do to solve your predicament?
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Finish the lyrics to the hit song from The Lion King, "I Just Can't Wait To Be King."
Everybody look left
Everybody look right
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Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look I'm
Standing in the spotlight
What is a verb?
An action word.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as.
What is the main idea of The Odyssey?
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Your stomach growls in the middle of class. You are hungry! How do you solve this issue?
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Finish the lyrics to Miley Cyrus' hit song, "Wrecking Ball."
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
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I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What is symbolism?
The use of an object to represent a concept with a deeper meaning.
What is a theme for Romeo and Juliet?
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It's midnight. You are driving home, but are stopped at a red light. It has been ten minutes and the light is still red. What do you do?
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Finish the lyrics to Dua Lipa's hit song, "Levitating."
I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight
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I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
I'm levitating
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun (e.g. he, she, it, they, I, me, we, etc.)
What is personification?
Giving human attributes to nonhuman objects.
What is a theme of Of Mice and Men?
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You cannot see without your glasses. You are on the beach and they fall off. What are you going to do?
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Finish the lyrics to Aretha Franklin's hit song, "Respect."
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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Take care, TCB, oh
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Take care, TCB, oh
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is foreshadowing?
An advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is a theme of The Odyssey?
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You have a teacher that you cannot stand. You never see eye to eye on anything. It's the last day of the year. What do you say to that teacher?
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Finish the lyrics to Fergie's rendition of the "National Anthem."
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
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Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Let's play some basketball!