Sally sells seashells by the seashore is an example of
Alliteration
100
Main idea or message/lesson learned (like a moral)
theme
100
The expressive qualities that distinguish an author's work, including word choice, sentence structure, and figures of speech
Style
100
Crash! Bang! Boom! Tinkle...Whistle... are examples of...
Onomatopoeia
200
Informal diction or the use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with preferred formal wording common among the educated or elite in a culture
Slang
200
A "paragraph" of poetry
stanza
200
Hints or clues as to what will happen later in a story
Foreshadowing
200
An inclination toward a certain opinion or position on a topic, possibly stemming from a prejudice...one-sided...favoritism...
Bias
200
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
Example from an 80's song: I just died in your arms tonight...it must've been something you said...
Hyperbole
300
The suggested or implied meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition
Connotation
300
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
Couplet
300
Any person, animal, place, object, or event that exists on a literal and figurative level
Symbol
300
Tools that help readers preview and understand nonfiction, such as titles, boxed info, captions, bullets, headings, italics, footnotes, side notes, etc.
Text Features
300
The placement of 2 or more distinct elements side by side in order to contrast or compare them
Juxtaposition
400
A variation of a language spoken by a group of people, often within a typical region
Dialect
400
The number of stressed syllables in each of the following lines of poetry: (read it with a rhythm)
There was an old man from Peru/
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe/
3
400
Perspective from which a story is told
Point of View
400
The word "essay" literally translates to:
A) to try
B) to experience
C) to write
D) to reflect
A) to try
400
A theatre term: A character who provides a strong contrast to another character, usually a main character
A) flummox
B) farce
C) foible
D) foil
D) Foil
500
Which is a synonym for the word "sardonic"?
A) Sympathetic
B) Sporadic
C) Sadistic
D) Sarcastic
D) Sarcastic
500
The rhyme scheme for the following stanza:
On top of spaghetti/
All covered with cheese/
I lost my poor meatball/
When somebody sneezed/
Double your points: What kind of poem is this?
ABCB/Ballad
500
"Before the mirror, she let the wraps fall from her shoulders to see herself once again in all her glory. Suddenly she gave a cry..." is an excerpt from which short story?
Double Your Points: Who wrote it? (last name is enough - it belongs in the funny-sounding word category!)
Study of inherent pleasantness or beauty (euphony) or unpleasantness (cacophony) of the sound of certain words and sentences.
A) Phonaesthetics
B) Phonaphonetics
C) Phonalinguistics
D) Phonaetymologistics