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Grammar
Literary Terms
Mechanics
Great Americans
American Folklore
100
Names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
100
Makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects
What is a metaphor?
100
A fusion of two sentences without a punctuation mark.
What is a fused sentence?
100
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
Often haunts parties when she appears in mirrors.
Who is Bloody Mary?
200
Describes actions, and may come in the following forms: a. linking b. action c. helping
What is a verb?
200
Uses "like" or "as" in order to create a comparison between two objects or ideas
What is a simile?
200
A punctuation mark that is as powerful as a period.
What is a semicolon?
200
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
200
The son of Mary Leeds; he haunts the New Jersey pine forests.
What is the Jersey Devil?
300
Replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun?
300
Signifies ideas or qualities through a coded system of representation
What is a symbol?
300
A clause that often adds extra ideas to an independent clause.
What is a subordinate clause?
300
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. "
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
300
"He grew so big that 42 axe handles plus a plug of tobacco could fit between his eyes.."
What is Babe the Blue Ox?
400
Used to join two sentences together (along with a conjunction).
What is a comma?
400
Refers to a famous work or a famous person. Ex: He reminds me of Romeo in Shakespeare's play.
What is an allusion?
400
An incomplete idea or utterance.
What is a fragment?
400
"Ich bin ein Berliner" or "I am a jelly donut"
Who is John F. Kennedy?
400
A tall, shaggy figure who steals chickens and lives in a swamp in Southern Arkansas.
What is the Fouke Monster?
500
Used to join two sentences together that share the same subject.
What is a semicolon?
500
A central lead character in a film, poem, novel, or short story. Usually represents a cultural force of "good."
What is a protagonist?
500
When the subject is in harmony with the verb.
What is subject and verb agreement.
500
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
500
A hero who proved that man is better than a machine.
Who is John Henry?