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When adding a suffix that starts with a vowel to a word which ends in an "e," you must drop the "e." True or False?
True
100
Write an example of a simile.
Answers will vary, but must compare two things using "like" or "as"
100
Name the 5 elements of the story
Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, Setting
100
Literary conflicts are divided into two categories. A term for inner conflict or conflict with the outside world. What are these two terms?
Internal and External
100
True or False First person point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns “I” and “we”.
True
200
Using the rule of "e," combine the following word and suffix. "write" + "ing"
writing
200
When an author uses words which create the sound they're meant to describe. "beep," "crash," "squeak," and "drip" are some common examples
Onomatopoeia
200
Name the five parts of plot.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
200
There are three main types of conflict involving the outside world. What are they?
Man v Man Man v Nature Man v Society
200
Third person point of view is divided into two categories. What are they?
Limited and Omniscient
300
Using the rule of "e," combine the following word and suffix. Remember the exception for words with "ge" or "ce" before "able" "love" + "able"
lovable
300
Animal Farm”, written by George Orwell, is a(n) _____ that uses animals on a farm to describe the overthrow of the last of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Communist Revolution of Russia before WW I. a. metaphor b. personification c. allegory d. onomatopoeia
Allegory
300
The crawling text on the screen at the beginning of each part gives the audience every piece of information they need to understand the upcoming events in the film. The opening lines usually begin like this: “A long time ago in a galaxy far away, far away…” This is an example of....
Exposition
300
The two major characters fall in love, despite their belonging to the feuding families, which do not want them to be together. They constantly struggle and strive to get together throughout the play, as they are under the pressure of society, which wants them to hate each other. This is an example of...
Man v Society
300
This is an example of .... “I have of late,—but wherefore I know not,—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory.”
1st person
400
Using the rule of "e," combine the following word and suffix. Remember the exception for words with "ge" or "ce" before "able" "notice" + "able"
noticeable
400
The following sentences are examples of which figurative language? But a better butter makes a batter better. Dave was dying for a day at Dunkin' Donuts.
Alliteration
400
In Act III, Scene i, Romeo challenges Tybalt to a duel after he (Tybalt) killed Mercutio. He then realizes that Hhe has killed his wife’s cousin. This is the....
Climax
400
In William Golding’s novel “The Lord of the Flies” for example, Ralph (the leader of the “good guys”) steadily comes into conflict with Jack (a bully who later forms a “tribe” of hunters). Jack and his “tribe” give in to their savage instinct and make attempts to hunt or kill the civilized batch of boys headed by Ralph. This is an example of...
Man v Man
400
Which point of view allows readers a wider scope and the ability to see all sides of an issue, internal and external.
3rd person omniscient
500
Using the rule of "e," combine the following word and suffix. Remember the exception for words with "ge" or "ce" before "able" "manage" + "ed"
managed
500
An expression used to lessen the offense or rudeness of a comment or phrase. To announce the reduction of food to the animals of the farm, Orwell quotes him saying: “For the time being,” he explains, “it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations.”
Euphemism
500
In Star Wars, when Luke and Han win rewards and medals from Princess Leia for saving the day. This is an example of ....
Falling Action
500
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet wants to kill his father’s murderer Claudius but he also looks for proof to justify his action, ultimately ruining his life and the lives of his loved ones. This is an example of ....
Internal Conflict Man v Self
500
Which point of view creates the best bond between reader and character?
1st person