Eulogy for MLK Jr.
Vocabulary
Writing Skills
Figurative Language
Written Conventions
100

Robert F. Kennedy gave a _____________ for Martin Kuther King Jr. 

What is eulogy?

100

The act of murdering someone, such as a prominent politician, secretly or suddenly by violent attack.

What is assassination?

100

The main argument or point to be discussed in an essay that must be in your introduction paragraph. 

What is thesis?

100

Making a non-person sound like a person.

What is a personification?

100
the word that names people, places, or things.
What is a noun?
200

Robert F. Kennedy's brother ______________ was also assassinated. 

John F. Kennedy

200

The act of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.

What is revenge?

200

The feeling/attitude that the author conveys in a work.

What is tone?

200

a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using "like" or "as"

What is a simile?

200
the word that names actions or emotions.
What is a verb?
300

Robert F. Kennedy did not want to incite ________ instead he wanted to remind the audience to choose peace. 

What is violence?

300

Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

What is compassion?

300

The paragraph of an essay that ties in all of your main points and thesis statement. 

What is a conclusion?

300
obvious and intentional exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
300
the word that describes a noun or a pronoun
What is adjective?
400

The theme of the passage is _________________.

In your own words....

400

Lack of fairness or justice. 

What is unjust?

400

When citing information directly from the text do not forget to add these.

What are quotation marks?

400

Used for sound effects like in comics.

What is onomatopoeia? 

400
it is written between a city and a state
What is a comma?
500

The main idea of the passage is _________

Robert F. Kennedy gave a speech at a political event where he shared the news of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. 

500

The elected head of our country that needs to be at least 35 years of age, be a natural born citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years. 

What is President?

500

Who is telling the story and how it is told

What is point of view?

500

What kind of fig language is the last word?

That chocolate is bittersweet!

What is an oxymoron?

500
it is written at the end of an interrogative sentence
What is a question mark?