Poetry
True or False: All poems need to rhyme.
False
What do you call the argument of your essay?
Thesis statement/claim
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb and sometimes, in some cases, a noun.
What figurative language is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
The thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT to most people.
What does abhorrent mean?
Horrible or nasty
What is the "paragraph" of a poem called?
Stanza
What the moral/lesson learned in a text called?
Theme
Did you see the boy run He is going to the store.
What is missing in the sentence?
A question mark after boy.
What figurative language describes non-human things with human qualities?
Personification
Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
What does generosity mean?
Willingness to give
What is the "sentence" of a poem called?
Line
What is a conclusion reached by using an educated guess?
Inference
Which is the correct spelling?
A. acomplish
B. accomplish
C. accomplissh
D. acomplich
B. accomplish
What is figurative language is this an example of:
The kite danced in the air during the warm breezy day.
When you are arguing or choosing an answer, what do you need to support your point?
EVIDENCE
What is a metaphor?
Making a comparison, saying one thing is another.
In a text, what is anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true?
Evidence
The boy said, I am going to the store.
What is missing?
Quotation marks around what the boy is saying.
What are these examples of?
BOOM! BAM! Bzzzzzzz! Ringgggg!
Onomatopoeia
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean?
talkative
What is hyperbole?
Line break
What are the points of a plot diagram? Correct order.
1. EXPOSTION
2. RISING ACTION
3. CLIMAX
4. FALLING ACTION
5. RESOLUTION
What is the correct way to fix the sentence below:
The teacher Mrs. Hickok teaches 7th grade ELA.
Commas around teacher's name.
The teacher, Mrs. Hickok, teaches 6th grade ELA.
Making a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or thing.
The teacher summarized the previous chapter of the book before we read the next one.
What does summarized mean?
To give a brief statement of the main points