Poetry
True or False
Poems always have to rhyme.
False
Drama is usually written as a __________.
PLAY/SCRIPT
True or False
Fiction stories are real.
False. Fiction - Fake
True or False
Nonfiction stories are real
True. Nonfiction - Not Fake
Tom and Jake think that _________ going to be in trouble with the coach for talking during class.
A) Their
B) They're
C) There
B) They're
Tom and Jake think that they're (they are) going to be in trouble with the coach.
What is the term for a section of a poem?
Hint: ______ is the same to a poem as a paragraph is to an essay.
Stanza
The term for words spoken in a drama.
Dialogue
True or False
Historical Fiction and Realistic Fiction are an exception to the rules are is entirely true.
False. They are based on real life events such as the Boston Massacre or a pool party, but the stories themselves are fake.
Which of these stories is Nonfiction?
A) Harry Potter
B) Star Wars
C) I Am Malala
C) I Am Malala
Remember, you may not always know the correct answer, but you can eliminate what you know is wrong.
What words should be capitalized in the following sentence?
pizza hut is going out of business in ferris, texas due to complaints from the school board.
Pizza Hut is going out of business in Ferris, Texas due to complaints from the school board.
Name all the types of Figurative Language.
Hint: ISHAMPOO
Idiom (Raining cats and dogs)
Simile (Smile like the cheshire cat)
Hyperbole (So hungry I could eat a horse)
Alliteration (Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore)
Metaphor (He's a pig)
Personification (The wind whispered)
Onomotopoeia (The pan fell with a loud bang)
Oxymoron (Jumbo Shrimp for sale!)
The thing that tells actors where to move on a stage.
Stage Directions
What type of fiction involved talking animals, magic, and mythical creatures?
Fantasy
In an autobiography, who is the story about?
The author.
What is it called when you use a quote from a text without giving credit to the author?
Plagiarism.
Who is the most famous poet of all time?
William Shakespeare
The person telling the story who is typically not a character.
Narrator
Name the five types of author's purpose.
Hint: PIE'ED
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
Thomas Jefferson was a __________.
A) Loyalist
B) Patriot
Hint: You learned this in history class.
Patriot. And if you got that wrong, I'm telling your history teacher.
Combine the two sentences.
Jane went to the store to buy milk. The store was out of milk.
Jane went to the store to buy milk, but the store was out.
What is the rhyme scheme to the following poem?
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
ABA ABC BCB
A Fire | B Ice | A Desire
A Fire | B Twice | C Hate
B Ice | C Great | B Suffice
What is it called when a character says something directly to the audience?
Aside
What is the main difference between Horror and Thriller?
Horror is meant to scare the reader.
Thriller is meant to keep the reader in a state of suspense.
What is the difference between a Textbook and a Manual?
Textbook is a compilation of factual information for teaching/educational purposes.
A manual gives step by step instructions on how to do something.
Label the sentence by the parts of speech.
Roy and Jaime are the most popular players on the team.
Noun (Roy), Conjunction (And), Noun (Jaime), Verb (Are), Article (The), Adverb (Most), Adjective (Popular), Noun (Players), Preposition (On), Article (The), Noun (Team).