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Poetry Elements
Figurative Lang.
Lang. Mechanics
ACT Vocab
ACT Spelling
100
When words agree in sound or sound the same
Rhyme
100
Comparing two things using "like or as"
Simile
100
1. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. The majority of voters know very little about politics. B. Kyra and her cousins are taking dance lessons this summer. C. The prom committee meet in the school library every Tuesday. D. Both Tina and her friends rides the subway to school.
B
100
To plunge into or cover with water
Douse
100
Spell the word leethel correctly
lethal
200
Poems are divided into __________ which may or may not be sentences.
Lines
200
Comparing two things without using "like or as"
Metaphor
200
2. Choose the correct verb for the sentence below. By the time Tyrus finishes training for the marathon, he _______ over one thousand miles. A. ran B. had run C. will have run D. runs
C
200
Spell the word sarreel correctly
Surreal
200
Spell the word inceniraet correctly
incinerate
300
In poetry, the voice that talks to the reader
Speaker
300
Using a word to covey the sound you want your reader to hear
Onomatopoeia
300
Which of the following best converts the sentence from passive to active voice? A. The invention of the telescope broadened the imagination of mankind. B. Because the telescope was invented, the imagination of mankind has been broadened. C. Mankind has had its imagination broadened since the telescope was invented. D. The imagination of mankind was broadened since the telescope was invented.
A
300
doubt that something is true; disbelief
Skepticism
300
Spell the word pairanormel correctly
Paranormal
400
Lines of a poem are sometimes arranged in groups which are called
Stanzas
400
The repeating of a vowel sound
Assonance
400
Each person can use their talents to make an important contribution to the world. A. Each person can use your talents to make an important contribution to the world. B. Each person can use his or her talents to make an important contribution to the world. C. Each person can use our talents to make an important contribution to the world. D. Each person can use my and your talents to make an important contribution to the world.
B
400
Twisting and turning as though in extreme pain
Writhing
400
Spell the word survailence correctly
Surveillance
500
The pattern of rhyming in the lines of a poem.
Rhyme Scheme
500
Using a phrase to mean something completely different from what you are actually saying
Idiom
500
Hallie says the class picture will be taken after the awards ceremony on Wednesday. A. Change will be to are. B. Change says to saying. C. It is correct as is. D. Change taken to took.
C
500
to attack with great violence, to damage very badly
Ravage
500
Spell the word impechuas correctly
Impetuous