Parts of Speech
This part of speech joins two independent clauses.
FANBOY (Coordinating Conjunction)
This type of figurative language is extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
What punctuation precedes the opening quotation marks in dialogue?
comma
The clang of a bell is an example of this.
What is onomatopoeia?
How are theme and main idea of a passage different?
Theme= lesson we can learn
Main idea= subject matter of the text
This part of speech is a word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
Which type of figurative language is this?
The basketball player blocking the shot was like a bird flying in from the sky/
simile
This punctuation can join two independent clauses in a single sentence without a conjunction.
This is the difference between rhyme and alliteration.
Rhyme has same sound at end of words, alliteration has same sound at the beginning
What do you call each chunk of section of a poem?
stanza
This type of conjunction begins a dependent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Which type of figurative language is this?
The alarm clock screamed a warning at 5:30 am.
In dialogue, the punctuation goes here if the sentence is a question or an exclamation.
Inside the quotation marks
These are two purposes for using alliteration.
1. Pace
2. emphasis
What is diction?
word choice
HELPING- works with another verb in a team
LINKING- connects the subject to something it is or is like
ACTION- shows action
Name three types of figurative language that are comparisons.
metaphor, simile, personification
How can you test to see if adjectives are coordinate adjectives and need a comma between them?
Reverse the order or try it with the word and between them. If it makes sense, put a comma between the two. If not, leave the comma out.
This is how you determine the rhyme scheme of a poem.
Explain aloud
P v P
P v S
P v N
P v Society
Are the question words adverbs or pronouns?
Pronouns
This a word or phrase that we use to mean something other than its literal meaning.
Ex. It's raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
Two parts:
1. We know that you put a comma after a noun of direct address. Give an example of a sentence with a noun of direct address.
2. Under what circumstances do you not need a comma in a date?
1. Chris, can I drive your car?
2. If any one part (month, day, year) is left out.
This is the definition of repetition and two reasons repetition might be used.
Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
Adds rhythm and emphasis.
Name and define three types of irony.
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational