The manner in which an author expresses word usage in a piece of literature...
A. Personification
B. Oxymoron
C. Diction
C. Diction
100
DEFINE Transitions
Transitions are words and phrases which provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs. Transitions help to make a piece of writing flow better. (knowledge)
100
IDENTIFY where the period goes in this sentence? I washed dishes my mom did the laundry.
I washed dishes. (PERIOD) My mom did the laundry. (comprehension)
100
The use of a person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and represents some other meaning, as well.
Ex: The American flag or a white dove.
A. Symbolism
B. Personification
C. Allusion
A. Symbolism
100
Instructions written in a play that indicate actions, movements, and emotions an actor should be expressing throughout. Usually in brackets.
Ex:
[Sandra is looking at Tom. She is wearing a brown hat, and is holding Tom's hand. Both are conversing in a park.]
Sandra: Thanks for the wonderful suprise.
Tom: [smiles] It is because I love you darling.
A. Dialogue
B. Stage Directions
C. Satire
B. Stage Directions
200
A statement that is contradicting. Ex: It was raining outside, but I could still see a glare of the sun.
A. Oxymoron
B. Allusion
C. Paradox
C. paradox
200
IDENTIFY one way to combine these two sentences: Jeremy did his homework. He finished his math project.
1. ADD a ", and" in place of the period between the sentences. Ex. Jeremy did his homework, (COMMA) and he finished his math project.
2. ADD the subordinating conjunction "while" at the beginning of the first sentence and replace the period in between the sentences with a comma. Ex. WHILE Jeremy did his homework, (COMMA) he finished his math project. (comprehension)
200
Where does the comma go: My brother wanted hamburgers and I ate ice cream.
My brother wanted hamburgers (comma) and I ate ice cream.
200
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Look, feel, sound, taste, and smell.
Ex: The sick sweet smell of the red roses was all I could remember.
A. Imagery
B. Diction
C. Personification
A. Imagery
200
A term when a character expresses his or her inner thoughts to the audience and does not intend the other characters to hear.
Ex: Juliet's last words before she stabs herself at the end of of the play.
A. Aside
B. Soliloquy
C. Dialogue
B. Soliloquy
300
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.
A. Mood
B. Flashback
C. Foreshadowing
C. Foreshadowing
300
Separate this sentence into 2: Anna took an exam and passed her class.
Anna took an exam. She also passed her class.
300
What needs to be capitalized? Ms. jones was our 8th grade teacher.
Ms. Jones
300
The central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature that relates to everyday life or human experiences.
Ex: Love conquers all
A. Thesis
B. Theme
C. Allusion
B. Theme
300
What should your expository, 26 line essays include...
A. Symbolism, Theme, Thesis
B. Thesis, Transitions, Introduction, Body, Conclusion
C. Theme, Introduction, Transitions
B. Thesis, Transitions, Introduction, Body, Conclusion
400
A means by which authors present material that occurred earlier than the present tense of the narrative.
Authors may include this material in a character’s memories, dreams, or accounts of past events.
A. Mood
B. Flashback
C. Foreshadowing
B. Flashback
400
Add a transition to the second sentence. Today, I took a baking class. I played in a baseball game.
Today, I took a backing class. Afterward, I played in a baseball game.
400
This sentence needs a comma and a capital letter. Fix the sentence. In texas we like chicken fried steak.
In Texas, we like chicken fried steak.
400
The action or sequence of events in a story. Usually contains 5 basic elements: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
A. Non-linear story
B. Plot Structure
C. Figurative Language
B. Plot Structure
400
What quality/qualities do the examples need in an essay?
Specific, draw from history, personal experience, and current events
500
The dictionary meaning of a word...
A. Denotation
B. Term
C. Connotation
A. Denotation
500
Combine these sentences in 2 ways: Nate paints watercolors. He paints in his mother's studio.
1. Nate paints watercolors in his mother's studio.
2. Nate paints watercolors, and he paints in his mother's studio.
500
Those candybars are mine and theirs or there's.
theirs
500
The terms that refers to the language that conveys ideas by saying the opposite. An example of this term is Sarcasm.
Ex: Melissa is 20 minutes late to school, but Frank replies to her, " Melissa you came in so early today to class."
A. Irony
B. Mood
C. Tone
A. Irony
500
List parts of the essay.
Introduction
Hook
Thesis
Body Paragraphs
Topic Sentence
Examples
Conclusion