Grammar
Figurative Language
Poems
Text Structure
Random
100
What are the definitions of "synonym" and "antonym"?
A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
100
Identify the simile and what does it mean:
If I had to describe my sister, I would say that my sister runs like a cheetah. She is one of the fastest runners on her track team.
"my sister runs like a cheetah." is the simile and it means that the narrator's sister is very fast; comparing the sister's speed to that of a cheetah.
100
How are poems structured?
In lines and stanzas
100
What type of diagram should you use to organize your thoughts for a compare and contrast text structure?
A Venn Diagram
100
How are main idea and theme different?
Main idea is what the text is all about. Theme is what the author wants the reader to learn from the text.
200
What is the difference between the word "connotation" and the word "denotation"?
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word (remember Denotation - Dictionary).
Connotation is the feeling people associate with the word.
200
Identify the metaphor and it's definition:
On Christmas break, all the children were excited for the prospect of snow. On one stormy night, it snowed, gaining up to 6 inches. The snow formed a blanket over the town. What a Christmas miracle!
"The snow formed a blanket over the town"
The snow covering the town is being compared to a blanket covering a person.
200
What is a rhyme scheme?
A rhyme scheme is the formal arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or an entire poem.
200
Text structure is MOSTLY analyzed in what kind of text: fiction or non-fiction?
Non-fiction
200
True or false: theme should be very specific and never general
False
300
Identify the root(s) in the word and identify the meaning of said word: THERMOMETER
Root #1: Therm - meaning hot / heat
Root #2: Meter - meaning measure
Thermometer is how someone measures heat.
300
What is personification and provide an example.
Personification is giving inanimate objects human-like qualities.
Ex. The flowers arranged themselves by the window.
300
What is a type of poem that has only 3 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third line and 7 syllables in the second line?
A haiku!
300
True or false: a text can have a main text structure while certain paragraphs have a different text structure?
True
300
What are the five stages of plot?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
400
What does the adage "Two heads are better than one" mean?
It is easier for two people to solve a problem than only one person.
400
What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an exaggeration that isn't meant to be taken literally.
400
How many lines make up a couplet?
2!
400
Name 5 examples of text structure.
Cause and Effect
Chronological Order
Sequence
Problem and Solution
Question and Answer
Compare and Contrast
Description
400
What is the difference between author and narrator point of view?
Normally, author's point of view is seen in non-fiction texts where the author reveals their person opinion on the topic, while still giving facts (positive, negative or neutral point of view).
Narrator point of view are the three main point of view (first, second, and third).
500
What is an analogy and what are the 5 types of analogies?
An analogy shows the relationship between two pairs of words.
The five types of analogies are synonyms, antonyms, cause / effect, part / whole, and item / category.
500
Name 5 types of figurative language.
500
Poetry that has no form or rhythm/rhyme is considered which type of poetry?
Free verse
500
How is chronological order and sequential order alike? How are they different?
Both are alike in the sense that both deal with the order of events. Chronological order deals with time, such as minutes, seconds, hours, days, dates, etc., because the prefix "chrono-" means time. Meanwhile sequential order doesn't involve time but rather key words such as first, second, third, etc.
500
How many point of views are there? Name them and for each one, give some key words associated with that point of view.
There are three main point of views (first, second, and third), with the third point of view being broken down into three main categories (third person limited, third person omniscient, third person objective).
First person key words: I, me, my, mine, our, ours, myself, we, ourselves
Second person key words: you, your, yours, yourself
Third person key words: they, their, she, her, his, him, it, herself, himself, itself, theirs