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Figurative Language/ Parts of Speech
Poetry
100
What is the term for where and when the story takes place?
Setting
100
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
Antonym
100
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
100
We saw her at the movies.
What are the pronouns in this sentence?
We, her
100
How many lines are in a Haiku poem?
3 lines
200
Explain the difference between a biography and an autobiography.
Biography: A text about a person's life written by someone else.
Autobiography: A text about a person's life written by that person.
200
The message or lesson of the story is known as the...
Theme
200
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
200
She is busy as a bee.
What kind of figurative language is this?
Simile
200
Read the lines:
"The flowers danced in the breeze,
While birds sang high above the trees."
What type of figurative language is used in “The flowers danced in the breeze”?
Personification
300
Many students struggle to get enough sleep on school nights. One solution is to create a consistent bedtime routine. Students can turn off electronic devices an hour before bed, finish homework earlier in the evening, and go to bed at the same time each night. These habits can help students get the rest they need.
What is the text structure used in this passage?
A. Compare and contrast
B. Cause and effect
C. Problem and solution
D. Chronological order
C. Problem and Solution
300
This group of words is a sentence fragment:
Because she forgot her homework.
What is missing that makes this a fragment?
A. A subject
B. A verb
C. A complete thought
D. A punctuation mark
C- A complete thought.
300
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
a bat
300
Give me an example of a preposition.
Ex: between, through, into, by, across, toward, below
300
Read the lines:
The road ahead is steep and long,
But every step makes me more strong.
Though I may stumble, though I may fall,
I’ll keep moving forward through it all.
What is the most likely theme of the poem?
A. Success comes easily to those who try.
B. People should avoid difficult challenges.
C. Perseverance can help people overcome challenges.
D. Failure means you should give up.
C. Perseverance can help people overcome challenges.
400
What is at the top of the plot diagram?
Climax
400
Give me an example of an irregular past tense verb.
Ex of a regular: Walk/Walked, Skip/Skipped
Ex: eat/ate, run/ran, give/gave, drink/drank
400
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
400
What are the verbs in this sentence?
The girls were tired after they raced across the field to see their friends.
3
were= linking verb
action= raced, see
400
What is meter?
The ending of the verse in a poem
A type of poem that connects feeling and emotions.
- A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
- The ending words that rhyme
3. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
500
What pronouns indicate that a piece of writing is written in a first person perspective?
What pronouns indicate that a piece of writing is written in a third person perspective?
1st- I, me, my
3rd- he, she, they, them
500
Name the 8 parts of speech.
Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Conjunction, Interjection, Adverb, Preposition
500
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
500
What is meter?
The ending of the verse in a poem
A type of poem that connects feeling and emotions.
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
The ending words that rhyme
3. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
500
Read This Poem: “There Once Was an Old Man with a Beard” by Edward Lear
There once was an old man with a beard
Who said, “It is just as I feared!
Two owls and a hen,
Four larks and a wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!”
Name the type of Poetry:
a) Haiku
b) Limerick
c) Free Verse
d) Concrete Poem
b) Limerick