Literary Terms and Figurative Language
Name the figurative language:
I felt as if I was in a monstrous spider web.
What is simile?
In MLA Format, the resources listed on the works cited page must be listed alphabetically.
A. True
B. False
Correctly combine the sentences below.
After school, Henry goes to piano lessons because his mother makes him.
He secretly likes going.
Is it ,for, ,but, or ;but?
What is After school, Henry goes to piano lessons because his mother makes him, but he secretly likes going?
This sentence uses the word "it's" correctly.
A. The cat is sleeping under a blanket because it's cold.
B. The cat is sleeping under it's blanket.
What is A. The cat is sleeping under a blanket because it's cold?
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
If ___ going, I want to go.
A. There
B. Their
C. They are
What is C. They are?
Name the figurative language:
"There was a breath of wind..."
What is personification?
Background information is important in an essay because...
A. It must be included
B. To inform the audience about the subject
C. To bore the audience
D. To share information about the subject
What is B. to inform the audience about the subject?
Correctly combine the sentences below.
Sally and Jess need to go to the office.
It is closed right now.
Is it ,but, ;but, or nor?
What is Sally and Jess need to go to the office, but it is closed right now?
This sentence uses the word "its" correctly.
A. The cat is sleeping under a blanket because its cold.
B. The cat is sleeping under its blanket.
What is B. The cat is sleeping under its blanket?
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
She went over to ____ house this afternoon.
A. There
B. Their
C. They are
What is B. Their?
Define:
Omniscient POV
In MLA Format, the paper's heading contains the author's name, instructor's name, course name, and date.
A. True
B. False
What is B. False?
Correctly combine the sentences below:
I like ice cream.
Rocky road is my favorite.
Is it ;, ;but, or ,?
What is I like ice cream; rocky road is my favorite?
This punctuation is used when introducing a quote with a phrase.
A. Colon
B. Comma
C. Period
D. Semicolon
What is B. Comma?
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
I went to the store over ___ the other day.
A. There
B. Their
C. They are
What is A. There?
Define:
Irony
What is the expected outcome differs from the actual outcome?
When writing a formal essay, you can not include contractions because...
A. It does not sound right.
B. It is not considered formal writing.
C. It does not look good.
D. Miss Ware does not like them.
What is B. It is not considered formal writing?
Correctly combine the sentences below.
I do not want to go to the store today.
I want to go tomorrow.
Is it yet, do, or nor?
What is I do not want to go to the store today, nor do I want to go tomorrow?
This punctuation is used when introducing a quote with a complete sentence.
A. Colon
B. Comma
C. Period
D. Semicolon
What is A. Colon?
Please go to the store and buy some eggs because they are on sale.
The pronoun and antecedent for the sentence is... (You are choosing two answers)
A. Go
B. Store
C. Eggs
D. They
What is D. They and C. Eggs?
The difference between tone and mood is...
What is tone refers to the author's attitude towards the story; the mood refers to the overall feeling of the story?
MLA Format stands for Modern Linguistic Association.
A. True
B. False
What is B. False?
Correctly combine the sentences below.
They went to the store in the afternoon.
They forgot to buy the pasta.
Is it ,for, ;they, or ,so?
What is They went to the store in the afternoon; they forgot to buy the pasta?
Correctly punctuate the sentence:
Abraham Lincoln said We are met on a great battlefield of war.
A. Abraham Lincoln said, "We are met on a great battlefield of war".
B. Abraham Lincoln said "We are met on a great battlefield of war".
C. Abraham Lincoln said, "We are met on a great battlefield of war."
D. Abraham Lincoln said "We are met on a great battlefield of war."
What is C. Abraham Lincoln said, "We are met on a great battlefield of war."
Franco and Lilly volunteered at the animal shelter because it was something they enjoyed.
The pronoun and antecedent of the sentence is...(You are choosing two answers)
A. Franco and Lilly
B. It
C. Volunteered
D. Animal Shelter
What is B. It and C. Volunteered?