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Vocabulary
Literature
Literature
Grammar
Grammar
100
synonym: eager, excited about synonym: owner
avid proprietor
100
A comparison of non-similar things NOT using like or as. AND A comparison of non-similar things USING like or as.
Metaphor Simile
100
An exaggeration to prove a point
What is a hyperbole?
100
What an adjective describes
Nouns and Pronouns
100
What does an adverb describe?
verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
200
antonym: wordy, lengthy synonym: imitate
concise emulate
200
Define setting.
The time and place of the story
200
the repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words AND give an example
What is alliteration? Possible example: Sienna sold the silly shirt.
200
What questions does an adverb answer?
How, when, where, to what extent (in what way)?
200
What questions does an adjective answer?
which one, what kind, how much, how many
300
syn: reject syn: harsh/abrupt syn: horrible/evil
rebuff brusque despicable
300
A hint to a future event AND A reference to something that happened in the past
What are foreshadow and flashback.
300
What is this term: physical thing that represents a concept or idea that is not physical.
symbol
300
The three types of verbs and examples or definitions
Action (ran) Linking (seems or appears) Helping (can...comes before another main verb... can run.)
300
1) Explain how you can tell if a word is a preposition or an adverb.
1) A preposition must begin a prep. phrase. If it looks like a preposition, but there is no prep. phrase, then it is an adverb. The girl looked up. (adverb) The girl looked up the street. (preposition)
400
When the man was horribly___________ by his boss in front of others, the situation ___________ a memory of when he faced a bully as a kid; a terrible feeling __________ his body.
demeaned evoked pervaded
400
Define conflict with yourself and conflict with others.
What are... Internal conflict and external conflict
400
Define theme and give a proper example.
What is a universal idea woven through an entire text written in a complete sentence. (The author implies that...) Love can change someone's life. Jealousy can lead to destruction.
400
1) Tell what every clause has 2) Give an example of an independent and a dependent clause
a subject and a verb I ran when I ran
400
Correctly edit the 4 mistakes in the following sentence. "The Outsiders" follows the story of ponyboy, the main character as he learned many lessons about life.
2) The Outsiders* follows the story of Ponyboy, the main character, as he learns many lessons about life. *Underline or italicize novel titles. Quotations are for short stores or poems.
500
After the losing politician watched his opponent get sworn in at the ______________, he felt an _____________ pain over the loss; thankfully, he knew he would be okay as he was a ______________ man and would get through this _______________ time in his life.
inauguration excruciating resilient turbulent
500
Name 3 types of narration: 1) Uses pronouns like "I" and "me." 2) Uses pronouns like "he" and "she" but does NOT know everything (limited to what people are doing and can be seen). 3) Uses pronouns like "he" and "she" and knows everything (all people's thoughts and all that happens).
First person Third Person Limited Third Person Omniscient
500
The 5 parts of a plot (The first one starts with E. and the last one starts with R.)
Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
500
Three kinds of conjunctions you have learned, definitions, and give examples for each.
Coordinating- a single word that connects two sentence parts of the same type. (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) Correlative-a pair of words that connects two sentence parts of the same type. (either... or, neither... nor, both... and, whether...or, not only...but also) Subordinating-Starts a dependnet clause; AAAWWUBBIS
500
1) Correctly identify the parts of speech in the following sentence. Marion, a successful speaker, always reads and revises her many speeches thoroughly.
Marion, = subject a = article successful = adjective speaker, = noun (appositive) always = adverb reads = action verb and = coordinating conjunction revises = action verb her = possessive pronoun or adjective many = adjective speeches = noun thoroughly. = adverb