Happening in the opposite way to what is expected.
What is ironic?
100
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
What is free verse?
100
Because they are proper nouns, at the beginning of a sentence, proper adjectives, or the pronoun "I".
Why are words capitalized?
100
Cause and Effect, Chronological, Problem and Solution, Compare and Contrast, and Main Idea.
What are the five types of text structures?
100
Dull or tiresome
VS
A piece of wood
What is the difference between bored and board?
200
Stingy; unwilling to spend money
What is parsimonious?
200
A traditional form of poetry that has the same number of lines in each stanza and has a pattern of end rhymes.
What is fixed form poetry?
200
A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses begin with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why.
What is a noun clause?
200
The main point or idea the author is trying to tell the reader.
What would the main impact of the story be?
200
Oceans or bodies of water
VS
To take something
What is the difference between seas and seize?
300
Uncertain or unclear in meaning.
What is vague?
300
A pattern of end rhymes.
What is rhyme scheme?
300
Expresses the writer's attitude towards his or her subject (how they feel about what they are writing).
What is tone?
300
The central point the author is making to the reader.
What is main idea?
300
A treat or snack
VS
To abandon
What is the difference between dessert and desert?
400
Serious or earnest.
What is solemn?
400
To emphasize a specific point or idea.
What is the purpose of repetition in poetry?
400
Through description, dialogue, character thoughts, or directly stating.
What are some ways authors “show” us the setting of the story?
400
To introduce the topic to the reader.
What is the purpose of an introduction?
400
Belonging to or associated with which person.
VS
A contraction of "who is"
What is the difference between whose and who's?
500
Unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas.
What is redundant?
500
The ideas expressed.
What is important to all forms of poetry?
500
Using complex language and sentence structure versus using simpler language and sentences.
What is the difference between formal and informal author’s style?
500
The author's use of words that help the author express his ideas precisely and artistically.