figurative language
word choice
rhetorical devices
Sentence Structure
**BONUS**
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Simile a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
What is a simile?
100
A.predict social change in the future
Read these lines from the poem "I, Too." Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. The poet most likely includes these lines to A.predict social change in the future B.tell where he will eat the next day C.express anger for past treatment D.warn uninvited guests to stay away
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bring the work to a logical or psychologically satisfying end
What is use of a conclusion?
100
A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
What is a simple sentence ?
100
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
What is the definition of the word Premise ?
200
the hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
What is the use of the word Foreshadowing
200
D.trying to sound older and more experienced
Read these sentences from the end of paragraph 8. They are words that still give me a little thrill of importance all these years later. I did my twelve-year-old best to growl them like a veteran. Kuralt most likely uses the word growl instead of say to suggest that he is A.angry and impatient with the clerk B.uncertain about how to treat older people C.acting immaturely to get the clerk’s attention D.trying to sound older and more experienced
200
Bringing to an end or conclusion.
What is a closure ?
200
Complex Sentence
Directions: Identify this sentence as either simple, complex, or compound-complex .Read the sentence below then answer the question that follows. Since we had only gone a mile from camp, we decided to return before dark.
200
to show one part of an object representing the entire object (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels")
What is the use of the word Synedoche
300
a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
Give the definition of the word Personification
300
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
What is sentence structure ?
300
The repetition of initial consonant sounds or any vowel sounds within a formal grouping, such as a poetic line or stanza
What is alliteration ?
300
A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
What is a compound-complex sentence ?
300
A narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one
What is an Allegory ?
400
an object that is used to represent something else (usually a larger, philosophical and more important idea)
What is what is the use of the word symbol ?
400
A writer's selection of words as determined by a number of factors
What is word choice ?
400
An assertion of something as fact; to demand as a right or as due.
A claim is____________
400
Compound-Complex Sentence
Directions: Identify this sentence as either simple, complex, or compound-complex .Read the sentence below then answer the question that follows. Those clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
400
Compound Sentence
Directions: Identify this sentence as either simple, complex, or compound-complex .Read the sentence below then answer the question that follows. John went to school today, but James remained at home.
500
Theme is a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work 1. Title 2. Character change 3. Turning points, Examples of theme(Love - love sustains/fades with a challenge Journey - most journeys lead back to home Coming of age - boy becomes a man)
What is theme and give one example of universal theme ?
500
Denotation refers to the literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition Connotation, on the other hand, refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word.
What is connotations and denotation ?
500
1.The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. 2.The style of enunciation in speaking or singing.
Give one definition of diction ?
500
A sentence with more than one subject or predicate.
What is a compound sentence ?
500
Compound-Complex Sentence
Directions: Identify this sentence as either simple, complex, or compound-complex .Read the sentence below then answer the question that follows. Older television sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital televisions.
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