Grammar
What part of speech states an action or a state of being?
Verb
What is the starting of a story called where the setting and characters are being introduced?
The exposition.
What is it called when you compare 2 things using like or as?
Simile
What does P.E.A.T. stand for?
Point, Evidence, Analysis, Tie it Back.
What text revolves around the idea of fate?
Macbeth
The following sentence is correct or incorrect?
"Great work", said the teacher.
Incorrect.
"Great work," said the teacher. (comma goes inside the quotations.
Name the 3 times of irony.
Dramatice, Situational, Verbal Irony.
What Literary device is a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer uses to deepen the reader's understanding.
Allusion
Words that link ideas within paragraphs are called?
Transition words.
Which of the following is NOT a thematic topic found in Agony of Bun O'Keefe?
Family- Drug Abuse -Connection- Perseverance
Drug Abuse.
Identify the error in the following sentence: The class was excited for the summer holiday, they cheered when the final bell rang.
This is a comma splice (run-on).
What is the end of a story referred to in a plot diagram?
Resolution.
What type of literary device is: The Moon was a beacon of hope that propelled me forward.
Metaphor
When directly quoting a text how do you cite the quote in your writing?
Place the direct quote in quotation marks and include the author's last name and page number in brakets. Ex. (Smith 45)
What are the 3 types of Shakespearean plays?
History, Tragedy, Comedy.
What are the three ways to correct the run-on sentence: My best friend is coming over she is bring a movie to watch.
1. Separate the 2 independent clauses into two complete sentences (Add a period after over)
2. Put a semicolon between over and she
3. use a comma and a conjunction between over and she (Ex. ...over, and she...)
What is the turning point in a story called in a plot diagram.
Climax.
What Literary device gives human qualities to an object or idea.
Personification.
To avoid plagiarism, you must include a _________ to acknowledge all the texts you've referenced.
Works Cited page.
Which character is a tragic hero?
a. Banquo
b. Macduff
c. Macbeth
e. Duncan
c. Macbeth
What part of speech is the word "beautifully" in the sentence: The students sang beautifully in the concert performance.
Adverb.
What does the acronym STEAL stand for when analyzing characterization of a character.
S: What a character Says
T: What a character thinks
E: Effects on other characters
A: A character's actions
L: What a character looks like.
What literary device is: I'm so excited, I am never going to sleep!
Hyperbole.
What is it called when an author hints at events that will happen later in the plot.
Foreshadowing.
What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
a. Love
b. Ambition
c. Forgiveness
d. hallucinations
b. Ambition