Lit Terms
Expresses a position and supports it with reasons and evidence.
What is an argument?
The contraction of "I will."
What is I'll?
The future tense, 2nd person, singular of "to sit."
What is will sit?
The tone of the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All."
What is fearlessness?
A person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
Restating or expressing the poet's ideas in your own words, without changing or adding to the meaning.
What is paraphrasing?
I haven't ran that far in years.
What is ran?
The past tense, third person, singular of "to rise."
What is rose?
"Fiery heat," "soared," "penetrating vision," "laughter" are all examples of this in "Animal Wisdom."
What is imagery?
He, She, It, They
What are pronouns?
Language that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
What is personification?
What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
He should never hunt for deals before Black Friday.
What is should?
The present tense, third person, singular of "to speak."
What is speaks?
The reason why the Pub owner praises Blackie so highly.
What is he's trying to sell the dog for a good price?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are conjunctions?
Methods that influence other in a speech.
What are persuasive techniques?
The part of speech that receives the action of the verb.
What is a direct object?
The past tense, third person, plural, of "to lie."
What is laid?
The speaker's position or argument in "Tribute to a Dog."
What is dogs are a man's best friend?
Describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
The use of words and phrases that appeal to the senses.
What is imagery?
What is the predicate?
The past tense, first person, plural of "to lay."
What is laid?
The reason why the animals want to keep their own names in "Animal Wisdom."
What is remaining distinct from people and emphasizing their own importance and unique wisdom?
The part of speech of the boldfaced word:
I ran up to the boy and gave him a high-five.
What is an adverb?