Grammar
Critical Writing
Vocab
Literary Devices
AMND
100

This part of the sentence, 1 or 2, contains an independent clause:
1) Dill decides to run away 2) since his mother is horribly inattentive to him.

What is 1?

100
Any quote in a critically-written piece must be cited in MLA format and _______ed into the sentence.

What is embedded?

100
This is the definition of the term "abjure."

What is "formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure"?

100

Schadenfreude is a Greek literary term we use to describe _______.

What is a motif in which one takes pleasure in another’s pain?

100

This English landmark is where Shakespeare's plays were famously performed.

What is The Globe Theatre?

200

In Shakespearean dialect, "anon" is an ________ meaning "soon." It answers the question "______?"

What is an adverb that answers the question "when"?

200

There are ____ Critical Writing Rule errors in the following sentence:
“Pip was 10 years old when we readers saw things starting to change.”

One of the errors is _______.

What are 4 errors, which are CWR #6, CWR #1, CWR #3, CWR #10?


200

The term "unsullied" is typically used as this part of speech, but it can also be used as a _____ in some circumstances.

What is an adjective and a verb?

200

This literary device uses a non-literal meaning of any word or phrase, referring instead to the associations with a given word. Ex) "Bruh, you're such a snake! Why you always lying?"

What is diction?

200

This magic flower makes its sleeping victims dote over the first living thing they see upon waking; only this antidote, _______, can fix the infatuation.

What is "love in idleness" and "Dian's bud"?

300

Of all the three verbals, only ________ act exclusively as modifiers. They are never nouns in a sentence.

What are participles?

300

The following sentence contains this CWR error:
"Readers learn a lot about life through Scout's eyes."

What is "A lot," which violates CWR #5?

300
Helena accuses her friend of joining a "confederacy," which is a ________.

What is "a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose"?

300

This genre involves a "coming-of-age" story.

What is a bildungsroman?

300

King Oberon casts a spell on his wife Titania in order to humiliate her and thereby gain custody of her Indian _____.

What is a changeling boy?

400

The interrogative sentence "Is singing really what you love most?" contains an independent clause along with this type of verbal and this type of clause. 

What is a gerund and a noun clause?

400

This verb tense may be used to write about biographical information, historical data, or events that happened prior to a piece of literature's events.

What is past tense?

400

"Hold or cut bowstrings" was a common phrase in Shakespeare's time meaning _______. Because it is a common phrase, it represents the literary device _____.

What is "keep your word," which is an idiom?

400

This film technique creates mournful tone or a sorrowful mood using lights on stage.

What is low key lighting?

400

Because he lacks a full beard, this tradesman or rude mechanical is forced to play the role of Thisbe.

Who is Francis Flute?

500

The declarative sentence "Jones, who enjoys teaching history, also explores caves because he wants to learn about anthropology" contains an independent clause with these two other types of clauses and a this type of verbal.

What is an adjective clause, an adverb clause, and an infinitive?

500

Whereas your BENx Talk welcomed you to use ___ person narration in writing, all critical writing must be written in ___ person. 

What is first person and third person?

500

What is the meaning of the Latin affix "Nym-"?

What is "name"?

500

When Demetrius comes to love Helena without the aid of the magic flower, he demonstrates ____ character development and conquers the play's motif of _____.

What is dynamic character development and the motif of infatuation?

500

This term describes when a character speaks his or her innermost thoughts alone on stage; its near twin _____ just describes when a character speaks a long block of text.

What is a soliloquy and a monologue?

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