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Terms & Examples 1
Terms & Examples 2
Terms & Examples 3
Conventions
Misc. Questions
100
The central idea or insight of a work of literature
What is theme?
100
Name three types of figurative language
Answers will vary.
100
The author’s attitude toward his topic
What is tone?
100
Which sentence is correct? A. The cat was grey and black with white paws measuring two feet long. B. The pancakes were served by Hilda covered in butter. C. The teacher spoke about grades to her students as if they were still in middle school. D. The patient was referred to a psychologist with several emotional problems.
What is "C"
100
Everyone in your group needs to do hop on one foot while singing "BINGO"
These points could make you or break you!!
200
Everyone at your table needs to sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star -- round robin style.
Yes...we are serious!
200
The following is an example of... . . . she tried to get rid of the kitten which had scrambled up her back and stuck like a burr just out of reach. -Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
What is a simile?
200
How the reader feels about the text while reading.
What is mood?
200
Which of the following uses a semi-colon correctly? 1. After Maurice got home from school; he realized he did not get his homework from his locker. 2. Giraffes are impressive creatures; they are much larger than most people imagine. 3. As the thunder became louder; the storm was only minutes away. 4. Our hike was long enough for us; to see a bear, two foxes, and a family of deer.
What is #2 Giraffes are impressive creatures; they are much larger than most people imagine.
200
What is the most effective way to combine these sentences? A. After a two-and-a-half-hour trip and after he reached his target altitude, he then ran through an extensive checklist. B After a two-and-a-half-hour trip, he reached his target altitude, then he ran through an extensive checklist. C After a two-and-a-half-hour trip, he reached his target altitude, where he ran through an extensive checklist. D After a two-and-a-half-hour trip where he ran through an extensive checklist, he reached his target altitude.
What is "c"
300
The contrast between expectation and reality. Name specific types (3).
What is irony? 1. Dramatic 2. Situational 3. Verbal
300
Your entire table must walk around the room clucking like chickens for 45 seconds.
How bad do you want your points?
300
What is the definition of the word (AUGMENT). SAMPLE SENTENCE: Wanda read the dictionary every night to AUGMENT her vocabulary.
What is enhance?
300
Which sentence is incorrect? A. The three bankers talked quietly in the corner smoking pipes. B. The red Mazda sped through the street filled with potholes. C. Zach served ice cream sandwiches to the students who scored the highest. D. Ralph piled all his clothes that he had worn in the hamper.
What is "A"
300
Which rhetorical device is being used in the passage below? My opponent wants to hurt the elderly by cutting Medicare. We cannot let him injure our parents who have worked so hard for us. Be the caring child you were raised to be and protect their interests this election. A. Logos B. Pathos C. Ethos
What is pathos? Pathos = Appeal to emotion Logos = Logic Ethos = Ethics
400
The following excerpt is an example of... “To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves for whatever period is required…” -John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address
What is a metaphor?
400
"Thou eyes hath sung magical tunes the heavens doth brought forth."
What is personification?
400
The boisterous beating of the ancient drums mixed with the scene of a reddish, orange sky and smell of burnt leaves left a lasting impression.
What is imagery?
400
What is the most effective revision to make in this sentence? F It’s easy to snap a photo, load it on a website, and type out a quick synopsis of where they are and what they’re doing. G It’s easy to snap a photo and load it on a website, then a quick synopsis is typed out of where they are and what they’re doing. H It’s easy to snap a photo that loads it on a website to type a synopsis of where they are and what they’re doing. J No revision is needed in this sentence.
What is "F"
400
What can you infer about Sebastian in this excerpt? How do you know? When I offered Sebastian some of my peanut butter sandwich, he turned away sharply. "I only eat foie gras and caviar," he sniffed. "No thank you!" Then he adjusted his bowtie and left, his nose slightly wrinkled in disgust.
What is proud and snobbish behavior?
500
The following is an example of... "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life." -William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
What is alliteration?
500
The following excerpt is an example of... Hey diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. -Nursery Rhyme
What is personification?
500
What is the following an example of: Martin Luther King was an upstanding person who believed in God. Ethos, logos, or pathos
What is ETHOS
500
DAILY DOUBLE... ALL GROUPS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO PARTICIPATE... Write an example of each of the following... 1. Complex sentence 2. Compound sentence 3. Simile 4. Metaphor 4. Sentence with parallel structure
We KNOW you can do this! #justbelieve #dontgiveup
500
What is the definition of the word APATHETIC. THIS IS A SAMPLE SENTENCE: Carmine was concerned about his usually cheerful brother's apathetic attitude toward everything around him.
What is negative