Old Vocab 1
Which vocab word meant to walk at a slow, easy pace; to stroll?
a) gloat
b) careen
c) amble
d) dignified
c) amble
Which vocab word means very happy and in high spirits?
a) peculiar
b) teeming
c) loll
d) elated
d) elated
POP, SIZZLE, and BAM are all examples of which type of figurative language?
onomatopoeia
True or False: All poems have to rhyme.
False
Name all of the FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions)
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Which vocab word meant bad-tempered, combative, or stubborn?
a) ornery
b) tactful
c) quest
d) preoccupied
a) ornery
Which vocab word means to recline or lean back in a relaxed manner?
a) contemplate
b) melancholy
c) loll
d) tranquil
c) loll
"The brownies called me into the kitchen" is which type of figurative language?
Personification
Which poem has 3 lines and a 5, 7, 5 syllable pattern?
Name all of the AWUBIS words (subordinating conjunctions)
as, after, although, when, while, whether, unless, until, because, before, if, since
What does the vocab word, CONTRITE, mean?
feeling/expressing remorse or guilt
Which vocab word would be used to describe WEATHER?
a) balmy
b) galling
c) implore
d) careen
a) balmy
"Angela let out a silent scream when she saw the huge bug" is which type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Which poem has 5 lines and a 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllable pattern?
Cinquain
Our teacher, Miss Honey, taught us our multiplication facts.
What is the APPOSITIVE in this sentence?
Miss Honey
What does the vocab word, WHEEDLE, mean?
to try to persuade or influence by using flattery
What does the vocab word, CACKLE, mean?
to laugh in a shrill, broken manner (to laugh evilly like a witch)
"This is the best pizza in the world!" is which type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
What are the "paragraphs" of poetry called?
Stanzas
What are the 3 different types of verbs?
action, linking, helping
HEINOUS and LOUSE are similar in meaning. HEINOUS is an adjective and LOUSE is a noun. What do both words mean?
Heinous means hateful, wicked, or evil.
Louse means a truly despicable person.
What does the vocab word, DILAPIDATED, mean?
run down; worn out from age or neglect
Ashley always asks Alex to attend art shows, and they amble along like a slow-moving snail.
This sentence has 2 kids of figurative language- what are they?
Regular writing is considered _____, and poetry is considered _____.
prose (regular writing)
verse (poetry)
What are all of the requirements for a compound-complex sentence?
2 independent clauses; 1 dependent clause; 1 coordinating conjunction; 1 subordinating conjunction