Grammar
What type of sentence has only one independent clause?
Simple Sentence
Name the part of speech for the word run in the sentence: I run every morning.
Verb
What type of figurative language is:
Ms. Santoss' classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
What is a Repetition of similar ending sounds in words?
A rhyme
What is the main problem in a story called?
Conflict
Name the 7 coordinating conjunctions
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Which part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
What type of figurative language is...
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
A Stanza
What is the time and place of a story called?
Setting
What type of sentence has two independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction?
Compound Sentence
What part of speech is the word because?
Conjunction
Identify the figurative language: The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
What is the repetition of vowel sounds called?
Assonance
What is the perspective from which a story is told called?
Point of view
What type of sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
Complex Sentence
In the sentence: She danced gracefully, which word is the verb and which is the adverb?
Verb: danced and adverb: gracefully
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile compares using like or as; a metaphor compares without using like or as.
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
Imagery
The central message, moral, or lesson of a story.
Theme
Identify the type of sentence and explain why:
Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
Complex Sentence- it has one dependent clause (Although it was raining) and one independent clause (we went for a walk).
Identify all parts of speech in the following sentence:
Wow! The tall boy quickly grabbed his backpack.
Interjection: Wow. pronoun: his
Adjective: Tall. Noun: backpack
Noun: boy
Adverb: quickly
verb: grabbed
What figurative language is used in this sentence: The bacon sizzled in the pan while the toast popped up from the toaster.
Onomatopoeia
In poetry, what is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the poets attitude towards the subject (example: serious, playful, sarcastic). Mood is the feeling created in the reader (example: gloomy, romantic, tense).
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo thinks she is dead. What is this called?
Dramatic Irony