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Parts of Speech
Quote Identification
Stories
Literary Terms
Potpurri
100
This part of speech can describe or modify nouns.
What is an adjective?
100
"I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
What is "The Road Not Taken"?
100
The main conflict in this story is between two hunters.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
100
To make a prediction or draw a conclusion based on what the text says and prior knowledge
What is to infer?
100
Which of these is not a kind of repetition: accordance, assonance, consonance?
What is accordance?
200
The opposite of concrete, this type of noun refers to something that cannot be seen or felt
What is an abstract noun?
200
"Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road"
What is "Song of the Open Road"?
200
In this story, Della finds herself unable to afford her husband's Christmas present.
What is "The Gift of the Magi"?
200
The main message or idea of a story
What is the theme?
200
Which of these is not a country that a story we've read has taken place in: Ireland, France, Germany?
What is Germany?
300
The three types of speech can an adverb modify or describe
What are verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs?
300
Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored now, for I have a quarry with which I can match my wits."
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
300
This Robert Frost poem reflects on two paths that the speaker could have chosen from.
What is "The Road Not Taken"?
300
The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition
What is the denotation?
300
Independent or dependent clause: Then the district decided to call a snow day.
Dependent clause
400
A proper noun should always be _____________.
What is capitalized?
400
"Of those whose give and receive gifts, such as they are the wisest. Everywhere they are the wisest."
What is "The Gift of the Magi"?
400
In this story, the antagonist is a nun who has strict views on what is appropriate conduct between boys and girls.
What is Angela's Ashes?
400
The genre of fiction that is designed to shock, frighten, or disgust
What is horror?
400
Dependent or independent clause: Because the weather was so horrible.
What is dependent?
500
Which of the following nouns is plural: fox, fish, fly?
Fish
500
"Yes, I've had a hard time since last seeing you. And plenty of misfortunes--and all on account of you!" "Of me... How do you mean?" Do you remember that diamond ---- you loaned me to wear to the dance at the Ministry?" "Yes, but what about it?" "Well, I lost it."
What is "The Necklace"?
500
In this story, the protagonist, specifically her desire for wealth, is also the antagonist.
What is "The Necklace"?
500
When the opposite of what it expected happens
What is situational irony?
500
Fill in the missing step: Exposition, Rising Action, ________, Falling Action, Resolution.
What is the climax?