Comprehension
Uncle Hank looked at several stores before buying a set of cheap tires for his truck.
In this sentence, the word cheap means “inexpensive,” but the adjective also suggests that the tires were very likely
A : the wrong size.
B : made recently.
C : of poor quality.
D : easy to locate.
A comparison of 2 unlike things that do NOT use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor
Time and place of a story
What is setting
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza
The famous author wrote The Tempest, Henry V, and The Merchant of Venice
Who is William Shakespeare
“We don’t use a lifeline,” Virgil explained. “It’s just extra gear to drag around at a hundred feet or more. To come up, let the air pressure build in the suit and you’ll float to the surface.” There was a mike in the helmet and one on deck so the diver and tender could talk back and forth. Air was supplied by a one-cylinder gas motor that ran the compressor.
A "tender" is
A : a piece of diving equipment.
B : a measure of air pressure.
C : a person helping the diver.
D : a kind of air compressor.
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun!
What is onomatopoeia?
the structure of interrelated actions, consciously selected and arranged by the author
Has no rhyme scheme or stanzas
What is free verse
Shakespeare wrote this many sonnets
Few people noticed that Rothschild was snapping up these bonds when everyone else was desperately trying to sell them.
In this sentence, snapping up means
A : giving away.
B : destroying.
C : throwing out.
D : buying.
The tree danced in the cool, refreshing breeze.
What is personification
The events leading up to the climax or main conflict.
What is the rising action
A song-like poem, usually comprising of a rhyme scheme and rhythm
What is a ballad
This author wrote Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Who is Mark Twain
Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids.
B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet.
C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration
The story ends but the conflict is not always resolved.
What is resolution
Because I do not hope to turn again; Because I do not hope; Because I do not hope to turn; Is an example of?
What is repetition
What international music group has the most number one hits
Who are the Beatles
The overall message of a story that reveals something about the human experience. Revealed through characters actions, setting, dialogue, amongst other elements.
What is theme
I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash.
What is a similie
The main problem in the story., turning point
What is the climax
The rhythm produced by a poem's words, lines, and stanzas.
What is meter
What Robert Frost Poem does Johnny recite to Ponyboy in The Outsiders?
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay"