Descriptive Language
Characters
Themes
Vocabulary
Grammar
100
Define a simile
A metaphor using like or as
100
Who was Aeneas
Escaped from Troy to Italy and founded Alba Longa
100
What is the main theme for the call of the wild?
Primordial vs. Civilized
100
Entwist
to twist together
100
What are the 4 principle parts of a verb?
Infinitive, Past, Past Participle, Present Participle
200
Define a metaphor
Comparing two unlike things.
200
Who was Hera
Queen of the gods
200
What are the themes in the House on Mango street?
Descriptive language, growing up, personal writing, vignettes
200
Impostor
One who deceives using false identity
200
Identify the tense of the verb, "I have been speaking."
Past perfect progressive
300
Describe personification
Giving traits of a person to an inanimate object.
300
Who was the messenger of the gods?
Hermes
300
What is one of the main themes in the Pearl?
Hope in a dark world, be careful what you wish for
300
Compound
To mix together A combination of parts Having two or more parts or elements
300
Name 5 ways an noun can be used in a sentence.
Subject, Direct Object, Object of Preposition, Indirect Object, Direct Address
400
Describe sensory detail
Activates one of your five senses
400
What was the name of Kino's brother
Juan Tomás
400
What traits do Melba and her family display throughout her time at Central High School?
Perseverance, bravery, faith, hope
400
Bower
A woman's private chamber
400
Find all the adjectives and adjective clauses in this sentence, "The man who had fought in the war, was being given the medal of honor and the purple heart."
The, who had fought, in the war, the, honor, the, purple
500
What is an alliteration
Repeating the same letters at the beginning of words to make a flow to the sentence.
500
Describe Anne Franks attitude toward her mother.
Hostile, disapproving, mean, excluding
500
What are two themes from Lady and the Tiger?
choice, 50/50, semi-barbaric
500
Dotage
The deterioration of mental faculties, senility
500
Identify what type of adjective "Spring" is in this sentence, "What spring sport do you play?"
Noun as adjective