What nice weather we are having!! (It's pouring rain outside)
What is verbal irony?
100
for, and, nor, but, or, so, yet
What are co-ordinating conjunctions?
100
1) If I won the lottery,
2) When I tried to download the game,
3) Whenever I wiggle my ears,
What is a subordinate clause?
100
When actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended.
What is situational irony?
100
this process makes the corpse presentable for viewing...
What is 'embalming'?
200
The way in which an author expresses his attitude through his writing.
What is tone?
200
These contain information that is necessary to the meaning of the sentence (they often provide information that helps differentiate the specific subject from other possible subjects.
What are restrictive elements?
200
when, after, before, since, although, because
What is a subordinating conjunction?
200
A narrator who knows everything about all the characters.
What is omniscient?
200
Buzz, Whoosh, Bam, Clank
What is onomatopoeia?
300
This paints a mental image for the reader. It may also be important in understanding characters and crucial to the plot of the story.
What is setting?
300
I am fond of books, I am fond of music and I am fond of films.
What is parallel structure?
300
Hot summer weather is nice, high temperatures are dangerous for certain people.
What is a comma splice error?
300
The rocks/rock hammer in the Shawshank Redemption?
What is symbolism?
300
The frog and the dog both jumped over the log in the bog.
What is alliteration?
400
Macbeth appears to be loyal to Duncan, but he is planning Duncan's murder. Duncan doesn't know Macbeth's plans but the audience knows what is going to happen.
What is dramatic irony?
400
I need to find a new roomate. Because the one I have now is not working out too well.
What is a sentence fragment?
400
Try to exercise. Walking, running, or swimming.
What is a sentence fragment?
400
Facts and Examples
Logic Reasoning
Cite an authority or credible, well-known source
What are persusuasive techniques?
400
The trees danced in the wind
What is personification?
500
The feeling of a literary work.
What is mood?
500
I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
What is a run-on sentence?
500
It's uncanny how Mike and Jamie resemble each other, if you ask me.
What is a declarative sentence?
500
Whimsical, Disappointed, Ironic
What is tone (or tone words)?
500
A gaggle of geese
A pride of lions
A school of fish