How many syllables are in one line of iambic pentameter?
10
100
Where is the ONLY place you can find textual evidence?
The book/text that you read
100
What is denotation?
The dictionary definition
100
What are context clues?
Clues in the text about what words mean
200
Label the prefix, suffix, and root in this word: Unbearable
Prefix- Un
Root- Bear
Suffix- Able
200
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
200
Jackie was filled with mortification, or shame, because of her careless remark.
What does mortification mean?
shame
200
What is the connotation?
The way a word makes you feel
200
The team rallied around their star player, even though now that his leg was broken, the team’s chances of winning the championship were dismal.
What does dismal mean?
Very bad
300
What does the prefix bio mean?
a)new
b)life
c)free
d)friendly
life
biology
bipgraphy
300
What are the two types of sonnets we studied?
Italian and Shakepearean
300
Who will in fairest book of Nature know
How Virtue may best lodged in Beauty be,
Let him but learn of Love to read in thee,
Stella, those fair lines, which true goodness show.
What is the rhyme scheme of this sonnet?
ABBA
300
Which word has the more positive connotation?
aggressive
assertive
assertive
300
Karen’s demeanor was playful as she skipped down the hallway.
What is demeanor?
The way someone shows how they are feeling by the way they act.
400
What does the prefix cent mean?
a)expensive
b)love
c)disasterous
d)hundred
hundred
centipede
century
400
How are the lines broken down for Shakespearean sonnet?
4, 4, 4, 2
400
Katie appeared infallible in math class because she had never gotten a problem wrong.
What does infallible mean?
Without fault
400
Which word has the more positive connotation?
laid-back
lazy
laid-back
400
Famous conquistadors include Cortes, who conquered Aztec Mexico and Pizarro, who conquered Inca Peru.
The word conquistadors in this sentence means
a)geographers b)losers
c)victims c) conquerors
C
500
What does the root hydro mean?
water
dehydrate
hydrant
500
How are the lines broken down for an Italian sonnet?
4, 4, 6
500
Her new dress is gaudy.
Gaudy
What is the connotation and denotation of this word?
Connotation-negative
Denotation-showy
500
Which word has a neutral connotation?
pretty
fair
fair
500
A sleuth, such as Sherlock Holmes, can be very helpful in solving crimes.
Using the example clue, the word sleuth in this sentence means