Literary terms
This term refers to characters who are opposites and bring out opposite traits in each other.
Character foils
This tense ends in "ing".
present participle
What does the prefix "mal" mean?
bad
What kind of animal accompanies Phillip and Timothy in The Cay and what is their name?
A cat named Stew Cat.
What conflict type is internal?
man v self
This terms gives human characteristics to non-human things.
Personification
This form of punctuation correctly joins two complete thoughts.
semicolon
This statement is found at the end of an introduction paragraph and includes your claim.
thesis
What are the two years that A Long Walk to Water mostly takes place in?
1985 and 2008
What literary term is featured heavily in the short story "The Landlady"?
foreshadowing
This term often exaggerates something in order to make a point or emphasize an effect.
Hyperbole
This type of sentence has multiple independent clauses and one (or more) dependent clauses.
compound-complex
"pre", before
What theme is established very early in the story in the novel Skellig?
imagination
What two parts of speech are NEVER found within a prepositional phrase?
This term refers to two words that have opposite meanings.
Oxymoron
The acronym "FANBOYS" stands for what group of words?
coordinating conjunctions
What should a star sentence include?
Your own knowledge, words, and explanations.
What family member does Salva find out is alive after many years apart?
His father.
In A Long Walk to Water, the civil war, rebels, and tribal struggles are all examples of what kind of conflict?
man v society
Sarcasm is a form of this kind of irony.
Verbal irony
What punctuation do you need in a compound sentence to use a conjunctive adverb correctly and where is this punctuation located in relation to the conjunctive adverb?
a semicolon before the word and a comma after it
How do you cite a source in your document, MLA style?
(Authors last name, page number)
A Greek goddess's story is compared to a character in Skellig. Name both the goddess and the character.
Persephone and Joy
This literary term means to make a reference to another text, event, figure, or other established icon.
allusion