Name That Selection
Vocabulary
Words Commonly Confused
Literary Terms
This and That
100
in this kingdom by the sea
What is Annabel Lee?
100
Which one doesn't belong? somber morbid despairing incredulous
What is incredulous?
100
It is _______________ hot in here. to, too, two SAY IT AND SPELL IT!
What is too?
100
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side" IT"S NOT INTERNAL OR END RHYME!
What is assonance?
100
Teenagers rarely listen to what adults have to say. Is this a..... fact rhetorical question sweeping generalization
What is a sweeping generalization?
200
American biologist, Hugh M. Smith
What is Intriguing Insects?
200
constant in an effort to accomplish something a. diligent b. futile
What is diligent?
200
comes before "is" or "are" SAY IT AND SPELL IT!
What is there?
200
as big as a truck
What is a simile?
200
proto- as in prototype, protogalaxy, protoplanet
What is first?
300
the children flew kites from the roofs of their apartment buildings
What is "Moving Up" from Colin Powell?
300
sprightliness- the nae of the uncola named after it
What is Sprite?
300
everyone is ready to go SAY IT AND SPELL IT!
What is all ready?
300
my car's heart stopped beating
What is personification?
300
an expression that can not be translated word for word
What is an idiom?
400
imagine him flickering through the rooms of his house
What is "Candle Hat"
400
It's a color---add an "ed" and it means stranded on a desert island
What is marooned?
400
rough as in sandpaper SAY IT AND SPELL IT!
What is coarse?
400
can be used to create mystery or foreshadow ex: the thick, gray clouds enveloped the sky and the winds whistled a funeral hymn
What is imagery?
400
the act of understanding by means of the senses or seeing things clearly per ___ ___ ___ tion NAME THE MISSING LETTERS
What is per cep tion?
500
The mayor of our town is adamant that such a law is not necessary.
What is "Teenage Driving"?
500
idiom meaning unfamiliar with it imperceptible to the untrained _________
What is eye?
500
rough around the edges; ill-mannered; vulgar SAY IT AND SPELL IT!
What is coarse?
500
can be used to explain a complex idea or emphasize something EX:
What is imagery?
500
the point of view that allows the reader to know the most about the main character?
What is 1st person point of view?
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