Foundational Grammar
the difference between an adjective and an adverb
the number of lines in a shakespearean sonnet
what is: 14 lines?
this the difference between indirect and direct characterization
What is: direct characterization is when the author explicitly describes a character AND indirect characterization happens when the reader infers a character's traits based on their words, actions, thoughts, appearance?
the part of speech for the following words:
in, under, around, by, through, at, to
What is: a preposition?
the predicate of a sentence
What is: the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is
what is: 14 lines?
the difference between tone and mood
what is: tone is the author's feelings toward the subject matter AND mood is the reader's feelings in response to reading a piece of literature?
the definition of a compound-complex sentence
what is: two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses?
the definition of an imperative sentence
what is: a sentence that gives a command?
the definition of alliteration
what is: the repetition of sounds at the beginning of neighboring words?
ex. Sally sold seashells by the seashore.
the definition of diction
what is: the author's word choice?
the definition of a gerund
the ways to join 2 independent clauses
what is: (1) a comma and a coordinating conjunction OR (2) a semicolon?
the name of the following device:
pretty ugly
what is: an oxymoron?
the definition of personification
what is: when the author assigns human qualities to an inanimate object?
if you have a transitive verb, you must also have this in a sentence
what is: a direct object?
the definition of a run-on sentence
what are: two independent clauses that are not properly joined together
the definition of chiasmus
ex. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
third person point of view, but the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
what is: third person limited point of view?