Grammar
Literary Devices
Vocabulary
Theme
100

A person, place, thing, or idea

Noun

100

"She was a real Einstein."

What kind of literary device is this?

Allusion.

100

A conclusion reached based on evidence. 

Inference. 

100

True or false: A story can have more than one theme.

True

200

An action word

Verb

200

What kind of figurative language is this? 


Life is a highway.

Metaphor.

200

A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.


Cliche.

200

True or False: "Friendships are not easy to keep, but they will always survive," is a good example of a theme statement.

True

300

This part of speech modifies an adjective or a verb.

Adverb.

300

What kind of figurative language is this? 

I've told you this a million times.

Hyperbole.

300

What does the Greek root "port" mean? 

To carry.

300

Self-doubt is not enough to stop a person from doing great things. This is a theme of what story that we have read in class? 

The Save.

400

Describes or modifies a noun.

Adjective.

400

"I'm under the weather." What literary device is this? 

Idiom.

400

"The mummies of Egypt are very old. So people think the Egyptians had special ways of embalming. Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead."

What does the word "embalming" mean as it is used in the sentence? 

To preserve the dead.

400

The Red Wheelbarrow  BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens

Which of the following statements best expresses a theme in the poem?

A. Farming is the most noble job. 

B. Importance does not depend on rarity or fanciness. 

C. The most important things are what you already have.

D. Appreciate what you have. 

B

500

Identify the nouns, adjective, and verb in this sentence. 

Jamiyah ran to the small store for grapes.

Nouns: Jamiyah, store, grapes


Verb: ran

Adjective: Small



 
500

"He's not the sharpest pencil in the box." What kind of literary device is this AND what does it mean? 

Euphemism, it means he is not smart. 

500

"I meandered through the mall taking my time looking at all the clothes in the windows."

What does the word "meandered" mean as it is used in the sentence?

wandered, moved slowly. 

500

I'm Happiest When Most Away by Emily Bronte

I'm happiest when most away

I can bear my soul from its home of clay

On a windy night when the moon is bright

And the eye can wander through worlds of light —


5 When I am not and none beside —

Nor earth nor sea nor cloudless sky —

But only spirit wandering wide

Through infinite immensity.

Which of the following statements best expresses a theme in the poem?

A. Daydreaming is a nice escape from one's problems, but it is not a permanent solution.

B. One's soul can only truly be at peace after it has left one's body in death.

C. People can benefit from embracing being alone and the peace it can bring.

D. People shouldn't feel ashamed for being different, as there are many ways of being happy.

C