Poetry
Author's Purpose
Rhetorical Devices
Punctuation
Expository Text/Organization
100
This refers to the repetition of the beginning sounds of words.
What is alliteration?
100
Four categories we discussed about author's purpose
What is to entertain, to persuade, to inform, and to express feelings and thoughts?
100
When will we finally say, "No more," and stand up for our rights?
What is rhetorical question
100
This punctuation mark can be used to separate items in a simple list.
What is a comma?
100
To surprise her mother on her birthday, Samantha got up early to make coffee. First, she filled the pot with water. Then she cleaned and replaced the filter. Next, she got fresh coffee, measured just the right amount, and poured it into the filter. Finally, she pressed the "on" button and within seconds, the aroma of the fresh-brewed coffee filled the house. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph.
What is sequence/process?
200
When the ends of two lines of poetry rhyme, but the rhyme is a little bit off, we call it this type of rhyme.
What is slant rhyme?
200
Florida is a state in the southern United States. The capitol is Tallahassee, and the state bird is the mockingbird. There are many beaches in Florida.
What is to inform?
200
We create a government of the people, for the people, and by the people.
What is parallelism/epistrophe?
200
This punctuation mark separates two complete sentences that have a similar subject.
What is a semicolon?
200
The music was blasting so loud, Marco thought his ears would burst. The stage was filled with bright blue laser beams and a shower of yellow and green paper streamers. All around him, the crowd was singing and dancing wildly. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph.
What is description?
300
It is known as one of the most famous sound device poems. It will be forgotten "nevermore".
What is "The Raven"?
300
The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861. It was a war between the Northern states and the Southern states. Abraham Lincoln led the North to victory.
What is Inform?
300
I have cried the tears of a thousand men!
What is a hyperbole?
300
This punctuation mark introduces a list.
What is a colon?
300
The modern Olympics are very unlike the ancient Olympic games. Individual events are different. While there was no swimming in the ancient games, for example, there were chariot races. There were no female contestants and all athletes competed in the nude. Of course, the ancient and modern Olympics are also alike in many ways. Some events, such as the javelin and the discus throws are the same. Some people say that cheating, professionalism, and nationalism in the modern games are a disgrace to the Olympic tradition. But according to the Greek writers there were many cases of cheating, nationalism, and professionalism in their Olympics too.
What is compare and contrast?
400
My face turned ghostly white when I saw the terrifying haunted house.
What is a metaphor?
400
I think dogs make the best pets! They are much nicer than lots of other animals, and they are very smart. You can train them to do all sorts of things. Dogs are definitely better than all other pets!
What is persuade?
400
We must break free from the chains of injustice!
What is a metaphor?
400
Which punctuation mark is missing? "I knew beyond a doubt that I was suffering from one ailment exhaustion."
What is a colon?
400
The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings. The rings represent the five continents-Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, and South America- from which athletes come to compete in the games. The rings are colored black, blue , green ,red, and yellow. At least one of those colors is found in the flag of every country sending athletes to compete in the Olympic games.
What is description?
500
The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented creates the poems "beat" or rhythm.
What is meter?
500
I walked home on Monday, and opened the front door as usual. All of a sudden, I heard, "Surprise!" and all my friends humped out with presents. My birthday was still a week away! Boy, was I surprised!
What is entertain?
500
Unlike you who will sit and wait for justice to come, I will get up and fight for it!
What is antithesis/juxtaposition?
500
Which punctuation mark is missing? "His cheeks were like roses his nose was a cherry!"
What is a semicolon?
500
There are several reasons why so many people attend the Olympic games or watch them on television. One reason is tradition. The name Olympics and the torch and flame remind people of the ancient games. People can escape the ordinariness of daily life by attending or watching the Olympics. They like to identify with someone else's individual sacrifice and accomplishment. National pride is another reason, and an athlete's or a team's hard earned victory becomes a nation's victory. There are national medal counts and people keep track of how many medals their country's athletes have won.
What is cause and effect?
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