Many of us have ambivalent feelings about our politicians,
admiring but also distrusting them.
Ambivalent means
mixed critical approving.
mixed
100
Extreme exaggeration
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
100
The atmosphere created by an author's word choices.
Mood
100
An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea.
When I thought about my chemistry final, I knew what David must have felt when facing Goliath.
Allusion
200
Independent or dependent?
SINCE THE TIRE IS FLAT
Dependent
200
The adverse effects of this drug, including dizziness, nausea, and headaches, have caused it to be withdrawn from the market.
Adverse means
artificial energetic harmful.
harmful
200
A phrase that has taken on a meaning different from what is expected.
"...Don't let him get your goat" (Lee 76).
Idiom
200
The point on the lot chart when we are introduced to our characters, setting, and the main conflict.
Exposition
200
"My locker is a garbage dump" is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor
300
Independent or dependent?
BECAUSE I AM INTERESTED IN GLASS BLOWING
Dependent
300
Mundane activities such as doing the laundry or dishes or going food shopping or reading the newspaper all help me relax.
Mundane means
exciting painful ordinary.
ordinary
300
The literal, dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
300
The emotional response created by a word. These are the CONNECTIONS we make to that word.
Connotation.
300
"The moon was as round as a glowing baseball" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
400
Independent or dependent?
WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO GO
Independent
400
Some animals have remarkable longevity. For example, the giant land tortoise can live several hundred years.
Longevity means
appearances length of life habits.
length of life
400
Your name has gone out under heaven like the sweet honor of some god-fearing king, who rules in equity over the strong...
What is an epic simile
400
The point of highest emotional intensity in a story
Climax
400
Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting.
What synonym of scalding, from the sentence above, gives a more positive connotation?
cold humid
frigid hot
hot
500
Independent or dependent?
IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING HOW TO GET THERE
Dependent
500
Today was a day of turmoil at work. The phones were constantly ringing, people were running back and forth, and several offices were being painted.
Turmoil means
discussion confusion harmony
confusion
500
The attitude an author takes toward a subject
Tone
500
The power of indifference and disbelief
What is the central theme in Night
500
Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person who hit their car today.
What is the denotation of the word grave in the sentence above?
curious unusual
boring serious