The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Simile
One sentence summarizing the main ideas that will be covered throughout a piece of writing
A thesis statement
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alliteration
Mark Twain's real name
Samuel Clemens
Drafted in secret by delegates at a convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government of the United States
The Constitution
My mom has a heart of gold.
Metaphor
The paragraph containing the thesis statement
Introductory Paragraph
A reference within one text to another text, work of art, or historical occurrence
Allusion
Who is largely credited for writing the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The 3rd president of The United States
Thomas Jefferson
The story jumped off the page.
Personification
The first sentence of a body paragraph
Topic Sentence
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Verbal Irony
13th, 14th, 15th
A late-18th-century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
Anti-Federalism
Little did he know, Beowulf would never see King Hrothgar again.
Dramatic Irony
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!***The information at the end of a sentence containing a quote is called...? For example: "Jim said that bees won't sting idiots..." (Twain 73). <---The info in the parentheses
A citation
a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning
Kenning
Author of Beowulf
Unknown
The 4th president
James Madison
The silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain. (3 things)
Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance
APA (as in APA format) stands for
American Psychological Association
When the audience knows information that the characters do not know
Dramatic Irony
A religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s
The Great Awakening