Read that text & deduce meaning
When someone can coerce you, it means they can ____ you
(8 letter word, starts with P, and it is the first letter in PIE)
Giving human characteristics to an object or animal is an example of
What is Personification?
He is the best wrestler ever and therefore would not ___ the match
Loose or Lose
what is LOSE?
a synonym for FAKE
what is FICTITIOUS?
Freeze is to thaw as lose is to
What is WIN?
When something is confiscated it means
(6 letter word, starts with S)
What is seized?
(Think: Childish Gambino)
Draco Malfoy wasn't sure ____ he would have enough money to buy Manteca High.
Weather or Whether
What is WHETHER?
one company overpowers all other companies; also a board game
What is MONOPOLY?
the definition is "sentence structure," the word is
What is SYNTAX?
You use this when you want to shorten a quote/text without taking away the meaning...
What is ELLIPSIS? ELLIPSES?
"Life is a carnival" is an example of
What is metaphor?
When Sabrina Spellman heard that unicorn hair would ___ the strength of the potion, she tried to figure out how to find some.
Affect or Effect
What is AFFECT?
to yield or to admit something, often used when accepting defeat; with the root word 'cede'
what is CONCEDE?
Connotation can be _____ or _____, and is often associated with feelings/context
the character of a wise old man who appears throughout the ages is an example of a(n)
A) Metaphor; B) Allegory; C) Archetype; D) Simile
what is C) Archetype?
appeal to reason
what is LOGOS?
"I came, I saw, I conquered" is an example of
(think: Math term)
What is PARALLELISM?
it is hard to pay attention when someone is ____, or repetitive/lack of intonation
what is MONOTONOUS?
What is THEME?
opposite of veridical
synonym for cap
what is he lyin', your honor?
what is dishonest?
MLK gives a speech during the Civil Rights Movement is an example of
What is KAIROS?
referencing something that people would know
what is ALLUSION?
saying something without actually saying it
what is INNUENDO?
Lewis, Donald W. "Are Pediatric Grand Rounds Dead?" Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 160, no. 5, 2012, pp.711-12.
What is JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS?