Parts of Speech and Metaphors and Allusions, Oh My!
This word is used to describe a noun
What is an adjective?
This clause can stand on its own as a simple sentence
What is independent?
This refers to how the audience is supposed to feel about a story
What is mood?
A concept is always this part of speech
What is abstract noun?
"The Golden Bug," "Annabelle Lee," and "The Raven," are among this author's most famous works
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This is a comparison made WITHOUT using like or as
What is a metaphor?
Two independent clauses and a conjoining conjunction can be found in this sentence
What is compound?
This refers to the feelings we associate with words
What is connotation?
This refers to the general summary of the story
What is main idea?
This writer published poems like "Phenomenal Woman" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
"It was practically a Herculean labor" is an example of this
What is an allusion?
This sentence is made up of a dependent clause and two independent clauses
What is compound-complex?
This refers to how the author/narrator feels about a story
What is tone?
This refers to the lesson or moral of the story
What is theme?
This writer created characters like Othello, Shylock, and Mercutio
Who is William Shakespeare?
"Very," "Pretty," and "Really" are examples of this part of speech
What is an adverb?
"I like New Year's Eve because it's exciting," is an example of this kind of sentence
What is complex?
"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! here, here! --It is the beating of his hideous heart!" has this connotation
What is negative?
"A man takes revenge on his grape juice-loving friend in a cellar" is an example of a main idea from this story
What is "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Hercules originally had to complete this many labors
What is 10?
Of the choices "Ashamed," "Shameful," "Shame," and "Sorry," this is the abstract noun
What is shame?
"My dog barks at everyone, and I wish she would stop" is an example of this kind of sentence
What is compound?
This refers to the definition of a word
What is denotation?
"A murderous duke casually confesses his crimes to an astonished messenger" is a main idea from this poem
What is "My Last Duchess"?
This is the year "The Hobbit" was written
What is 1937?