Dialogue
A conversation between two or more people.
Which of these sentences is spelled correctly?
A. He hiked, up the trail.
B. He hiked up the trial.
C. He hiked up the trail.
D. He hiked up the trail,
C. He hiked up the trail.
What rhetorical aspect does juxtaposition rely on for meaning?
A. Persuasion
B. Comparison and Contrast
C. Analysis
D. Explication
B. Comparison and Contrast
True or False: There is only one theme in a story.
false
It's raining cats and dogs.
Simile
irrelevant
Not connected with or relevant to something.
What is the adverb in this sentence?
Dogs don't usually walk backwards.
Usually.
Which sentence does NOT have a juxtaposition?
A. The old man had a young mind.
B. The warm sun began to shine through the cold day.
C. She could not wait for the following rain.
D. The city bustled with life, yet the old temple stood still with time.
C. She could not wait for the following rain.
What is theme?
The life lesson, author's message, or moral of a story
My roommate is going through a rollercoaster of emotions.
Metaphor
Subheading
A heading given to a subsection of a piece of writing to understand it better.
Identify the preposition in the sentence.
The policeman led the people away from chaos.
Away from.
Which two words do NOT have a juxtaposition?
A. Cinderella and her stepsisters.
B. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy.
C. Beauty and the Beast
D. War and Death.
D. War and Death
Which of the following is a theme example?
A.)You will never make a shot that you don't take.
B.) risking
C.) cleaning is good
A.)You will never make a shot that you don't take.
Flames surrounded the house, licking and devouring it whole.
Personification
cumbersome
Something large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
In which sentence(s) does a hyphen belong in? There are multiple answers for this question.
A. Ellen is a first class student.
B. The cancellation of the show was a real letdown.
C. There are six teen students in the classroom.
D. This recipe calls for two thirds of a cup of sugar.
A. Ellen is a first class student.
D. This recipe calls for two thirds of a cup of sugar.
Why would a poet choose to employ the literary aspect of juxtaposition?
A. To surprise the reader.
B. To create startling contrasts between two concepts.
C. To control the pacing of the work.
D. All the answers are correct.
B. To create startling contrasts between two concepts.
What is the difference between the main idea of a story and the theme of a story?
The main idea is mostly what the story is about (a short summary). The theme is the life lesson or moral that the author wants us to remember. It may have nothing to do with the details of the story itself.
Before the game coach tells Muna to break a leg.
Idiom
Extrapolate.
Extrapolate means to infer something from the information that you have
Where should the semicolon be placed in this sentence?
Max went shopping this weekend, he needed to buy something for his family.
Max went shopping this weekend; He needed to buy something for his family.
Identify all the juxtapositions in the paragraph.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness."
Best, worst, wisdom, foolishness, belief, incredulity, light, darkness,
Read the prompt and identify the author's purpose.
An article detailing the many uses of a multi-purpose tool. It explains how the tool can perform the tasks of a hammer, screwdriver, wrench, and knife. It is four tools in one, so you will always have the tool you need when you have one of these.
A. To entertain.
B. To persuade.
C. To inform.
C. To inform.
Muna nearly downed in his tears after winning the game.
Hyperbole