Figurative Language
MLA
Parts of Speech
Rhetoric
Grab Bag
100

Hunter is as fast as Flash is an example of this form of figurative language.

What is simile (also accepting allusion)?

100

MLA format is taught in part to curb accidental and intentional this ___________. If it's done it can lead to zeros on papers and lawsuits in the real world.

What is plagiarism?

100

And, But, and Or are examples of this part of speech.

What are conjunctions?

100

Using data and numbers to help an argument is this type of rhetorical appeal.

What is logos?

100

Make me a pun.

Answers will vary.

200

Donut forget that Mr. Noel likes baked goods.

What is a pun?

200

Assignments in MLA usually only allow for people to write in this point of view.

What is 3rd person POV?

200

The two parts of speech that must exist to make a sentence.

What are a noun/pronoun and a verb?

200

Appealing to emotions like fear or joy is this rhetorical appeal.

What is pathos?

200

"I love Mr. Noel's taste in music," Sawyer says as he puts in his headphones during class.

What is Verbal Irony?

300

"Batman beats up bullies and bozos" is an example of this...

What is alliteration?

300

Put these in order for the top of a paper in MLA:

Teacher Name

Due Date

Student Name

Class

What is:

Student Name

Teacher Name

Class

Due Date

300

Adverbs can be used to modify these 3 parts of speech

What are adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs?

300

Rhetoric is a fancy word that just means the act of...

What is persuasion?

300

British Brendan sits with Ashley before school most days. This part of speech is the word British

What is an adjective?

400

Their house has so many animals. It's a real Noah's ark.

What is an allusion (also accepting metaphor)?

400

If I wanted to use page 12 from Animal Farm by George Orwell, my MLA citation would look like this...

(Orwell 12)

400

Superlative adjectives are the BEST adjectives! They often end in this suffix.

What is -est?

400

Celebrity endorsements are one way to use this rhetorical appeal. No wonder Shaq is in every commercial.

What is ethos?

400

Jake Rodabaugh loves eating, sleep, and to make fun of Nick. Fix this to be in parallel structure.

Answers include...

eating, sleeping, and making fun of Nick

to eat, to sleep, and to make fun of

500

Ms. Popp's favorite kind of figurative language, probably because her name does it every time she punches her mom.

What is onomatopoeia?

500

Fix this passage with a quote from the author John Smith on page 82 to be in MLA format:


The story asks Why don't you think I'm good enough?"

What is:

..."Why don't you think I'm good enough?" (Smith 82).

500

When two or more adjectives have to go in a certain order to make the entire noun phrase make sense, it is called this kind of adjective

What is a cumulative adjective?

500

Make a sentence that uses 2 of the 3 rhetorical appeals.

Answers may vary
500

Describe how mood is different from tone.

Tone: dialogue and what is said

Mood: vibe of a story/text