A _______________ is a pair of back-to-back words or phrases that mean exactly the opposite
What is oxymoron
100
Which literary term can be found inside this quote?
"Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing, through all her works, gave signs of woe. - John Milton"
What is personification
100
A ___________ is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.
example: She likes cooking, jogging, and reading.
What is parallel
100
Add punctuation where necessary.
Jimmy Ellen Sandy and Bob all went ice skating.
Jimmy, Ellen, Sandy, and Bob all went ice skating.
100
Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?
(A) To impress Daisy.
(B) To cover up his illegal activities.
(C) To attract women from East Egg.
(D) To impress his neighbors.
(A) To impress Daisy.
200
Meaning to to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure.
What is foreshadowing
200
Name me the two different types of character profiles.
In the Great Gatsby, Gatsby would be the novel's _________, whereas Tom would be the ______________.
What is protagonist and antagonist
200
She went to the store yesterday, and she is buying apples.
Correct: bought
200
Fix the mistakes with this sentence.
Mary our english II teacher teaches us yesterday about WillIAM Shakespeare
Mary, our English II teacher, taught us yesterday about William Shakespeare.
200
At the end of the novel, Daisy chooses to be with
(A) Gatsby
(B) Tom
(C) George Wilson
(D) Nick
(B) Tom
300
The portrayal/description of a character in the story.
What is Characterization
300
I was so hungry I ate an entire cow, is an example of.
Remember think exaggeration.
What is hyperbole
300
Which sentence is not correctly capitalized?
a. Every cool student goes to Mehlville High School.
b. I cannot wait to go to new york city over spring break.
c. The St. Louis Arch is taller than I remember.
b. I cannot wait to go to New York City over spring break.
300
Fix the parallel structure.
It's harder to do long division than dividing with a calculator.
It's harder to do long division than to divide with a calculator.
300
Where did Gatsby study after the war?
(A) Cambridge
(B) The Sorbonne
(C) Oxford
(D) Yale
(C) Oxford
400
Name me the two different types of comparison.
What is Simile and Metaphor
400
The fact that Gatsby was killed by Wilson, rather than Tom, describes which literary term.
What is irony
400
Choose which verb in parentheses is correct:
Ms. Sutton (love/loves) to take her daughter swimming.
One of my sisters (is/are) going to the concert.
What is loves and is
400
Fix the verb tense.
I heard the crowd cheer as I run across the finish line.
I heard the crowd cheer as I ran across the finish line.
400
Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?
(A) Jordan
(B) Daisy
(C) Gatsby
(D) Tom
(B) Daisy
500
A __________ is a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
What is satire
500
Give me an example of a metaphor and simile.
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500
Correct the pronoun:
The student always leaves their book under the desk.
Their does not make sense.
The student always leaves his or her book under the desk.
500
Correct this sentence.
event though MAry like to swim, she did not wanted to go to the beach.
Even though Mary likes to swim, she did not want to go to the beach.