Vocabulary
Innundate
Overwhelm; flood
Define a line
What is a single row of words?
"I told you a thousand times to listen!"
"My backpack weighs a ton!"
"The homework took me a thousand years to finish!"
Could be whatever they say.
Name the parts of an introductory paragraph in a Problem-Solution essay.
Hook, Summary, Thesis Statement
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Perpetual
Ocurring continually
Define a stanza
What is a group of lines?
What does RTL stand for?
Response to Literature
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison
Amiable
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
What is a meter?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
What is imagery?
Language that evokes one of the 5 senses
True or False: When citing information from a website, you need to put the article title in quotation marks
False (Parenthesis)
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
Speculate
Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
What is an Iamb?
A pair of syllables where the first is stressed and the second is unstressed.
When a sentence has an inappropriate shift in voice, you must change both parts to which voice?
Active
True or False, you can paraphrase things from a source without needing to cite
True
What is alliteration?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Elicit
Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in response to one's own actions or questions.
What is an Iambic Pentameter?
A line of poetry with 5 iambs in a row, totaling 10 syllables
What is wrong with this sentence?
(If you can correct it, your team will each receive a candy, if you get the answer right!)
The project was completed by Mary before the teacher arrived.
Inappropriate shift in voice
Personal Narrative, Problem-Solution, Response to Literature
What is imagery?
Language that appeals to the senses (EX: Visual or Auditory imagery)