Grammar Police
Identify the error in this sentence:
It was good meeting you Olivia, your so much fun!
you're
Which option is the antonym for Scarce
a. Rare
b. Limited
c. Abundant
d. Unusual
C. Abundant
The main idea in an essay or paper
Thesis
What Literary Device is being used?
The moon smiled down on the small village.
Personification
Famous Poet and Playwrighter during the Renaissance
William Shakespeare
Identify the error in this sentence:
Their going to there house tomorrow since it is raining.
They're & Their
What does reluctant mean?
unwilling or hesitant
When an author attempts to hint or indicate something to the reader
foreshadowing
An author describes a character's hands as “shaking, cold, and covered in sweat.”
What literary technique is the author using to help readers understand the character's emotions?
Imagery
Which Literary movement emphasized emotion, imagination, nature, and individualism.
Romanticism
me and my friend are going to the pool later, you should come.
what is wrong with this sentence?
My friend and I
Read the sentence: Olivia's answer was so ambiguous that nobody knew exactly what she meant.
What does the word ambiguous most likely mean?
unclear or having more than one meaning
A storyteller whose credibility is compromised, causing readers to question the accuracy or truth of the narrative they present
Unreliable Narrator
What type of metaphor is often used in metaphysical poetry which aims to elaborate and compare two unlike ideas?
conceit
20th century
Locate the sentence fragment
Dr. Reno assigned homework after class on Monday. Tuesday morning, Dr. Reno was visably upset. Because the students forgot their homework. Dr. Reno decided to assign a pop quiz since the students forgot their homework.
Because the students forgot their homework
Which word has the most positive connotation?
A. Stubborn
B. Persistent
C. Obstinate
D. Unyielding
B. Persistant
An author writes an article explaining how social media is dangerous to teenages and provides statistics from several academic studies. What is the authors purpose?
To Inform
“Of course, another brilliant decision by our wonderful school administration.”
Which tone is the author most likely using?
A. Sincere admiration
B. Excitement
C. Sarcasm
D. Nostalgia
c. Sarcasm
Which Literary movement is associated with Mark Twain?
Realism
Identify the problems with this sentence:
Their going to the library after class, but me and John doesn't want to go because we already finished are assignments.
They're going to the library after class, but John and I don't want to go because we already finished our assignments.
Which word would BEST complete the sentence?
“The author's use of the word ______ creates a threatening tone.”
A. Walked
B. Wandered
C. Stalked
D. Traveled
C. Stalked
A student writes: "The author uses darkness in the scene. This shows that the scene is dark"
what are they missing?
Analysis
What literary device is being use for the eyes of Dr. T.J. Ecklburg?
“But above the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non‑existent nose… But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground”
Symbolism
Put these movements in order:
Modernmism, Enlightment, Realism, Romanticism, Renaissance
Renaissance, Enlightment, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism