Poetry
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. and miles to go before I sleep."
The first line of the passage ("The woods are lovely, dark and deep") contains an example of device.
What is imagery OR alliteration?
"In the fall, the leaves out where I live put on an amazing display of colors. In their descent into death, they seem to catch fire and burn a brilliant flame of scarlet, tangerine, or gold."
This is the author's purpose in this excerpt.
What is "to describe"?
"SpongeBob often neglects his pet snail even though he loves him very much."
In this sentence, the comma (if any) should be placed here.
What is "no commas are needed"?
This is what you do before reading a text.
What is make predictions based on the title (and other information)?
The message or main idea of a story. It is often stated as a lesson about life in general.
What is theme?
"Summer grass aches and whispers. It wants something; it calls and sings..."
The line from this poem is mainly an example of this type of figurative language. (Hint: NOT metaphor or analogy)
What is personification?
This is what you should do when you encounter a word you don't know in the text.
What is "look it up in the dictionary OR thesaurus"?
"Luke Skywalker and Princess Leah felt a special connection to each other yet they were still unaware they were related."
This is the correct punctuation change needed for this sentence.
What is place a comma before the word "yet"?
This is what you do when you realize you didn't really understand the last paragraph you read.
What is "re-read"?
The literary element that includes information about the customs, beliefs, and location of the story.
What is setting?
"And you learn that you really can endure, you really are strong, you really do have worth, and you learn, and you learn; with every goodbye, you learn."
The repetition of "you learn" is done for this purpose.
What is "to draw attention to OR emphasize the idea" ?
"Nurses and nuns never think you know what they're talking about. If you're ten going on eleven, you're supposed to be simple like my uncle Pat Sheehan who was dropped on his head. You can't ask questions."
"Critical" is the word that best describes the ______ of this passage:
What is "tone"?
"Pizza should be considered one of the four basic food groups, it is viewed as a complete meal by many Americans."
The correction needed for this sentence.
What is "the comma should be replaced with a semi-colon OR a period, OR a conjunction should be added"? (any answer is correct)
This is what you do as your are reading a longer piece of text to help you stay focused and remember what you read later.
The literary term that refers to the perspective from which a story is told.
What is point-of-view?
"...She has combed and brushed her nightdark hair, and bathed rose petal sweet, and drawn white gloves on her small brown hands, and white shoes on her feet..."
This excerpt from a poem by Dudley Randall contains an example of: a) simile b) imagery c) onomatopoeia d) personification
What is b) imagery?
"...It is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them provided by this government--the ballot."
This excerpt from "On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony is an example of: a) connotation b) bias c) personification d) denotation
What is b) bias?
"(1) He feels abandoned and alone, unsure of his purpose in life. (2) Rejected by his creator and shunned by everyone he meets. (3) He must fend for himself, discovering how to survive in a cruel world."
This sentence has an error.
What is the second sentence is a fragment.
This is what you can do in the margin to help you visualize what the writer is describing.
What is "draw a picture"?
The advantage to reading a story in third person omniscient point of view.
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep and miles to go before I sleep."
The "miles to go before I sleep" represents the speaker's desire to live life to the fullest before dying. Therefore, "the miles" is an example of this poetic device. (Hint: NOT a metaphor)
What is a symbol?
"Thunderstorms occur when hot air mixes with cold air, and they can be a destructive force of nature."
A written work with this thesis will most likely follow this type of organizational structure/pattern: a) description b) cause and effect c) problem and solution d) comparison and contrast
What is b) cause and effect?
"The kitten batted the ball of yarn playfully frolicking."
This is the best way to rewrite the sentence.
What is "The kitten, playfully frolicking, batted the ball of yarn" OR "Playfully frolicking, the kitten batted the ball of yarn"?
This is what you should do after reading the whole text to ensure you understand all key points.
What is "summarize"?
"Bob had always been one of those guys you had to watch out for. Not in the sense that he was going to attack you physically, but it was more like you never really knew just when he was going to betray you or sabotage your best efforts."
This is the word that best describes Bob: a) lazy b) ignorant c) unprincipled d) foolish
What is c) unprincipled?