Grammar
This part of speech describes or modifies a noun.
What is "adjective"?
A sentence with one dependent clause and one independent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
Something enormous in size might be described with this adjective, named after a giant in French literature.
What is "Gargantuan"?
Grabs reader's attention. The very first sentence of an essay. Can be a quote, statistic, or antidote (small story).
What is a "hook"?
The author drops subtle hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
For example, Romeo feeling a sense of foreboding before crashing Lord Capulet's party.
What is foreshadowing?
“Wow,” “Ouch,” and “Hey” belong to this part of speech.
What is an interjection?
The grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma
What is a comma splice?
Hamilton sings a synonym of this vocabulary word in these lyrics:
""When you're living on your knees, you rise up"
""Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up"
to rise above ordinary limits or surpassed expectations.
What is "transcend"?
Information in a body paragraph, usually from the text you are analyzing, that supports your claim
What is "evidence"?
"Eden—the ancient Homestead"
Eden is the tenor and Homestead is the __________
in this metaphor.
What is "vehicle?"
In the sentence “I like running,” the word “running” is this type of speech.
What is a noun?
This part of a sentence always contains a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
The witches ___________ laughter at the death of Aslan was wicked.
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
What is "profane"?
Includes a restatement of your thesis in different words, a summary statement of each body paragraphs, and a thought provoking clincher to solidify why your writing should matter to the reader.
What is a conclusion?
When Stephen repeatedly refers to key figures like "our father Abraham" and "our fathers" the patriarchs, showing he shares their heritage and faith, he is using this rhetorical appeal?
What is ethos?
These three little words — “in,” “on,” and “at” — are common examples of this part of speech.
]What is a preposition?
An example of this type of sentence problem would be:
"I can't go home for Christmas the storm caused my flight to be canceled."
What is a fused sentence?
Juliet showed a __________________ of respect towards her father when she agreed to marry Paris after vehemently opposing the idea the day before.
This word means an outward appearance or imitation of something, often superficial
What is semblance?
Five poetic meters each containing unstressed and stressed sounds.
What is iambic pentameter?
The nurse in Romeo and Juliet threatens to write a letter ("indite") but means to invite him to supper, a mistake mocked by Mercutio.
This misuse of words for comic relief is called.
What is "malapropism?"
Answers key questions like
How? When? Where? Why? How often? How long? To what extent/degree? and Under what conditions?
What is an adverb?
This error happens when a dependent clause or phrase is punctuated as if it were a complete sentence (“Because I was tired.”).
What is a sentence fragment?
Belching in class is considered a _________ behavior.
describes behavior lacking refinement or tact.
What is crass?
Fourteen lines of poetry written in iambic pentameter, organized in three stanzas and one couplet with abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme
What is a Shakespearean Sonnet?
He got new wheels! This is an example of a type of imaginative comparison that uses one part to represent a whole. The wheels to represent the whole car.
What is synecdoche?