Literary Devices
A literary device where an object, person, place, or idea represents something beyond its literal meaning
What is symbolism?
What major world conflict was taking place during the time the novel Night was set?
World War II
Identify the dependent clause:
Low-key, I'm so done because the homework is too much.
What is, "because the homework is too much"?
Name the sentence type:
The Teenage Mutant turtles love pizza.
What is a simple sentence?
Identify the comma rule being used in this sentence:
I will take fries, a burger, and a milkshake.
Listing items in a series and including an Oxford comma.
What is a tool that your English teacher does not want you to use when writing any papers?
What is AI or Chat GPT?
What is an example of external conflict? (must be in the style of Man vs. _____)
Examples: Man v. nature, Man v. man, Man v. industry
How did Elie and his father avoid the first selection by the Nazis?
They lied about their ages.
Name the independent clause:
When she walked into the party, we all knew she understood the assignment.
What is, "we all knew she understood the assignment"?
Name the sentence type:
Would you rather visit Iceland or Greenland next year?
What is a simple sentence?
Identify the comma rule being used in this sentence:
In order to make a lot of money, I need to work hard at any job I do.
Add a comma after an introductory/dependent clause.
In what type of font should the title to a book be written?
What is italic font?
Point of view in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
Third Person (limited)
This young musician plays his violin for the dying prisoners at Buna, a final act of defiance.
Who is Juliek?
What type of clauses are associated with subordinating conjunctions?
What are dependent clauses?
This type of conjunction separates two independent clauses in a compound sentence.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Identify the comma rule being used in this sentence:
I will go to a multi-generational home, and I will see how beneficial this style of living can be for large families.
Add a comma after a coordinating conjunction that separates two independent clauses.
From whose point of view is the story, "Scarlet Ibis" told?
What is first person/brother?
This part of the story is considered the turning point with the greatest tension.
What is the climax of the story?
What religious observance/holiday did Elie want to skip because he was already starving?
Passover, a day of fasting.
What type of clauses can also be stand alone sentences?
What are independent clauses?
This type of conjunction connects a dependent clause to an independent clause to form a complex sentence.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Even though I know his brother, my sister's ex boyfriend, I will not help him win.
Add a comma when including non-essential information in a sentence.
In "The Most Dangerous Game", the author uses this literary device to hint at future events, like the sounds of the hunt.
What is foreshadowing?
This thing is an important symbol in the "Scarlet Ibis", and it provides readers with both an idea of hope and despair.
Doodle's wagon/wheelchair/cart.
The central question of the book, asked by Eliezer, about God's inaction during the Holocaust.
What is the silence of God? Or an answer similar to this.
Identify which clause is independent and which clause is dependent:
The glow-up is real because his new fits are fire.
Independent clause: The glow-up is real
Dependent clause: because his new fits are fire
Name the sentence type:
When the Vibe Check failed, the whole situation was low-key cringe, so we dipped, and nobody even saw us go"
What is a complex-compound sentence?
The giant, foreboding castle seemed to reach the bottom of the blue clouds.
Add a comma when listing two or more adjectives before a noun.
Which type of citations are used in each case: Literature and Research?
Literature: MLA
Research: APA