Literary Devices
"My tears were a waterfall descending on my heartbreak"
simile or metaphor
metaphor
What's Antigone's sister's name?
Ismene
What country is he from
this sentence is the foundation of your whole essay
thesis statement
What's the MLA font?
Times New Roman
The wind cackled at me with mockery as I lay scared in my bed
personification
What's Jonas' female friend's name?
Fiona
His sonnets are written in this rhythmic meter
iambic pentameter
what should a topic sentence of a body paragraph do?
tell you what the supporting argument of that body paragraph is
MLA font size?
12
As busy as a bee
Simile
What's the name of the friend who saved Hans' life in WWI? (first and last)
Erik Vandenburg
Why does Cassius kill himself?
He thinks Titinius got captured
true or false: you should introduce a new, bold claim about your topic in the concluding paragraph.
false
List what goes in the header, in order
Your Name
Teacher's Name
Class
Due Date
The neon sign cast an eerie, flickering crimson glow across the wet, cracked pavement.
Sensory imagery
What's the name of Oedipus Rex's father?
Laius
"Unlearnèd in the world’s false subtleties."
^is it iambic pentameter
yes
what are TWO THINGS wrong with this hook?
"I'm sure you've often wondered whether power always corrupts people."
contraction
first person
second person
True or false: the publisher's name should be italicized on a works cited page
false
onomatopoeia
Bully who makes fun of Liesel when she can't read
Ludwig Schmiekl
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
which statement is a claim?
a. I really hate when schools serve fast
b. Junk food contains empty calories and is bad for children.
c. Because of the growing obesity epidemic, elementary schools should ban junk food from their cafeterias.
Because of the growing obesity epidemic, elementary schools should ban junk food from their cafeterias.
What's wrong with this in-text citation?
Cassius says, "Peace ho!" (Shakespeare V.II.2).
Cassius says, "Peace ho!" (Shakespeare V.ii.2).