Clauses and Phrases
Literary Terms
Poetry
Sentence Types
Mixed Bag
100

I floated on the Boise River.

What is a prepositional phrase.

100

The pink sky looked like cotton candy.

What is a simile.

100

This is the white space between sections of lines of poetry.

What is stanza.

100

I went sledding with my friends.

What is a simple sentence.

100

The nickname for coordinating conjunctions.

What is FANBOYS.

200

My brother, the boy in the blue shirt, is running in the marathon.

What is an appositive phrase.

200

Suddenly the room was filled with a deafening silence.

What is an oxymoron.

200

In poetry, this is what the end of line is called.

What is a line break.

200
Emily and Frank both sat in the same row. 

What is a simple sentence.

200

Constructed responses should begin with this type of statement.

What is a claim.

300

Running in the halls is against school rules.

What is a gerund phrase.

300

Suzie sat in the soft sand.

What is alliteration.

300

The pattern of rhyming that occurs at the end of a line.

What is end rhyme.

300

I went to the store; but they were out milk.

What is a compound sentence.

300

The central idea or insight of a piece of literature.

What is theme.

400

When I finish my dinner, I'm going to my friend's house.

What is an adverb subordinate clause.

400

I'm so tired I could sleep for a week.

What is hyperbole.

400

The pattern of rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry. 

What is internal rhyme.

400

Because I earned 90% for the second semester, I didn't have to take the exam.

What is a complex sentence.

400

The bees buzzed around her head, and the snake hissed at her feet.

What is onomatopoeia.

500

I wanted the dress that my mother hated.

What is a Relative Subordinate Clause

500

Chocolate is my Achilles heal.

What is an allusion.

500

A stressed and unstressed syllable pattern in poetry marked by X and /.

What is meter.

500

After the move ended, I went over to my friend's house, and we played video games.

Complex sentence.

500

The techniques an author uses to create a character: speech, thoughts, effects on other characters, actions, and speech.

What is STEAL or characterization.