What is a Japanese form of poetry with 17 total syllables?
What is a haiku
100
Type of irony where the audience knows more about what is happening than the characters, for example, in a scary movie when the audience knows a killer is waiting in an abandoned house, but the characters do not know.
What is dramatic irony
100
Where in an introductory paragraph does a thesis statement go?
What is the last sentence
100
Who is the protagonist in The Lord of the Flies?
Who is Ralph
100
Choose the correct forms of the commonly confused words.
The audience couldn't believe (there/their) luck, free oreos and tickets (to/too) a Justin Timberlake concert!
What is their and to
200
"The sun danced to the beat of the music" is an example of what poetic device?
What is personification
200
Irony when the opposite what is expected to happen, happens. For example, a fire department burning down.
What is situational irony
200
What sentence relates back to the thesis statement, and comes in the first sentence of every paragraph?
What is the topic sentence
200
Who is the antagonist in Lord of the Flies
Who is Jack
200
Place the comma correctly in the sentence:
During the largest power outage in the state of Kentucky people went without everyday conveniences.
What is: During the largest power outage in the state of Kentucky, people went without everyday conveniences.
300
What is description that appeals to the 5 senses (sight, taste, touch, hearing, smell)?
What is imagery
300
This irony occurs when the opposite of what is said is meant. For example: "Gosh, thanks for the fifty cent tip, this is just like winning the lottery."
What is verbal irony
300
What is the third paragraph in a five paragraph essay called?
What is body paragraph 2
300
Jack punches Piggy and breaks his glasses, this is an example of what kind of conflict?
What is man vs man
300
Punctuate the following sentence:
Lunch the most delicious part of the day was always on the students' minds.
What is Lunch, the most delicious part of the day, was always on the students' minds.
400
The following text is an example of what poetic device? "The girl's hair was as red as a copper penny".
What is a simile
400
Which point of view is the following sentence in? "I couldn't wait to see my best friend, Miranda. She always makes me laugh."
What is first person point of view
400
What is the last sentence in every paragraph that relates back to the topic sentence called?
What is a concluding sentence
400
When Ralph struggles between wanting to play with the other boys, and having to be responsible, this is an example of what kind of conflict?
What is man vs self
400
Punctuate the following sentence:
He carried his teddy bear with him everywhere he went he was known by the nickname Teddy.
What is
He carried his teddy bear with him everywhere he went; he was known by the nickname Teddy.
500
"The streets were a furnace, the sun, an executioner" is an example of what poetic device?
What is metaphor
500
What point of view uses the pronouns "he", "her", and "them" and allows the reader access to every character's thought?
What is third person omniscient point of view
500
What is the following sentence called? "In order to stop pollution and make our city a better place to live citizens must donate time to roadside clean-up, practice recycling in their homes, and educate the community.
What is a thesis statement
500
What kind of conflict is present when the island catches on fire?
What is man vs nature
500
She made every effort to (accept/except) the criticism, (accept/except) when it came to her cooking.