The Great Gatsby
Macbeth
Grammar and Essay Writing
Literary Devices
Random
100
His real name is James Gatz
What is Gatsby's real name?
100
Macduff found the body.
Who found Duncan's body?
100
Contractions are not allowed in this type of writing.
For formal academic writing, are contractions allowed?
100
This statement is a hyperbole.
"I'm paralyzed with happiness" is what king of rhetorical device?
100
Sound waves are longitudinal.
What kind of waves are sound waves?
200
He buys a puppy for Mrytle.
What does Tom buy for Mrytle?
200
Duncan's attendants
Who were blamed for Duncan's death?
200
No, first person must always be used in this form of writing.
Is first person allowed in formal academic writing?
200
It is an oxymoron.
A "civil war" uses what kind of device?
200
Steel scissors can become magnetized because they are ferromagnetic substances; materials that can become magnetized. Plastic, however, can not become magnetized.
Why should someone use plastic scissors to cute magnetic tape of a tape recorder than steel scissors?
300
It is located between West Egg and New York
Where is the Valley of Ashed located?
300
Macbeth killed him during the last arc of the play.
Who killed Siward's son?
300
Present tense is always utilized in this type of writing.
What tense must be used in formal academic writing?
300
It is a lighter or milder expression of what is meant to be said.
What is euphemism?
300
Ban Ki Moon is the secretary general of this organization.
Who is the secretary general of the United Nations?
400
The school they attended is Yale.
What school did Nick and Tom graduate from?
400
Norway was in a war with the country at the start of the play.
What country was Scotland in a war with at the beginning of the play?
400
When two statements that can stand on their own are conjoined by a comma instead of a conjunction or period.
What is a comma splice?
400
When every successive line repeats a certain phrase or word.
What is an Anaphora?
400
He is well known for his allegory: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
What is Luo Guanzhong famous for?
500
He came from North Dakota.
What state did Gatsby come from?
500
Scone is where they are crowned.
Where are kings crowned in Macbeth?
500
It is a group of words that appears as a sentence because it starts with a capital letter and ends in punctuation; however, it does not qualify as a real sentence because: 1) It is a subordinate clause 2) It lacks a subject 3) It lacks a verb
What is a sentence fragment? How do you know?
500
It is an Allusion because it references to a well known person.
"This man is a regular belasco" is what type of device?
500
Minho, Jonghyun, Taemin, Key and Onew are the five members of this kpop group.
Who are the five members in SHINee?
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