Poetry
This Japanese poem consists of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and ending with another 5 syllables in its last line.
Haiku
Pronoun-antecedent agreement: Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence? "Each of the girls brought (her/their) own lunch to the picnic."
her
He was the 16th President of the United States and delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Abraham Lincoln
What are the 5 parts or steps of a story arc?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
This type of fruit is known for its high vitamin C content and was historically used to prevent scurvy among sailors.
lemon
a type of poem that is humorous in nature and follows a five line AABBA rhyme scheme .
There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, 'It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard! '
Limerick
Comma usage: Where should the commas go in this sentence? "My brother who is always late missed the bus again."
Where should the commas go?
My brother, who is always late, missed the bus again."
an appositive
This organ is the largest in the human body
skin
This genre of fiction was made famous by an author named Ray Bradbury and is characterized by futuristic technology and often involves the consequences of innovation.
science fiction
In 1969, this mission went to the moon successfully and had Neil Armstrong onboard.
Apollo 11 mission.
This type of poem consists of 12 lines with 10 syllables (iambic pentameter) per line.
It was made famous by the poet who also wrote classics such as King Lear, Macbeth, and Midsummer Nights Dream.
Active vs. passive voice: Identify if the sentence is in active or passive voice: "The cake was baked by my grandmother."
This region of space has a gravitational pull so strong it creates a convex in time space continuum
A black hole
This literary device involves giving human traits or emotions to non-human entities, like animals, objects, or ideas.
personification
What is the most spoken language in the world? (Aka spoken by the most amount of people)
Mandarin
a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
Acrostic
Possessives: Which sentence uses possessives correctly?
A) "The childrens' toys were scattered all over the floor."
B) "The children's toys were scattered all over the floor."
B
In Greek mythology, she was the goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving, and was born from Zeus's head.
Athena
This literary technique involves deliberately exaggerating certain elements of a story to create a heightened or satirical effect.
hyperbole
The most successful children's television show of all time, The show first aired on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999.
SpongeBob SquarePants
Name 3 poetic devices
-Alliteration. Metaphor
-Rhyme. Personification
-Symbolism
-Imagery
-Onomatopoeia
Past participle of irregular verbs: Which past participle is correct in this sentence? "He has (drank/drunk) all the water."
drunk
This English author wrote Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
Jane Austen
Name a fairytale and then give me 3 elements of that story that align with the fairytale genre.
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This British author wrote The Chronicles of Narnia series, which includes the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
CS Lewis