“My broke-down, beat-up car barely gets me to work every day” is an example of this type of literary and poetic device. (Hint: "B")
What is alliteration?
100
Frederick Douglass’s narrative possesses characteristics of this rhetorical mode/type of writing.
Personal reflection, satire, economical, poetic
What is personal reflection?
100
When Nick Carraway says that Gatsby’s house “looks like the World’s Fair,” he is using this literary and poetic device.
What is a simile?
100
Margins in an MLA formatted essay should be this wide.
What is 1 inch wide?
100
The words their, there, and they’re are homonyms.
“The tiny bugs dug __________ tunnels through the earth under our house.”
What is "their"?
200
The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of sentences to add emphasis. (Hint: Patrick Henry’s speech about the king… “He has,” “He has not,” “He has failed” …)
What is anaphora?
200
Former slave Frederick Douglass lived in and was severely abused by his owners in what was called “Christian country.” This title, given all cruelty taking place, is an example of this literary device.
What is irony?
200
The number of daughters Mr. Caldwell has.
What is three?
200
The entries of a Works Cited page should appear in this order, using the authors’ last names.
What is alphabetical order?
200
These two pieces of information should appear in the upper right hand corner of each page of an MLA-formatted essay.
What are "writer's last name" and "page number."
VanValkenburgh 1
300
Short phrases that express something true and wise. For example, Ben Franklin’s “A penny saved is a penny earned.”
What are aphorisms?
300
Frederick Douglass’s spin on the short, wise phrase, “Give someone an inch, and they’ll take a mile,” is an example of this literary device.
What is an aphorism?
300
Nick Carraway is this type of narrator (because he only gives us access to his own thoughts).
What is biased?
300
True or False? It does not matter whether a writer is paraphrasing or directly quoting their sources, they must cite them ANYTIME they are using information that is not their own.
What is TRUE?
300
The words their, there, and they’re are homonyms.
“Supposedly, people who wear 3-D glasses are given superpowers, able to know when ____________ being watched by anyone, at any time.”
What is "they're"?
400
Mrs. Falk's first name.
What is Sue or Suzanne?
400
Contrary to what some people believe, Douglass did not write his narratives for the purpose of showing this to people.
What is "to show the struggle of slaves to read and write"?
400
What is ironic about this statement?
“Wreck!” said Tom. “That’s good. Wilson’ll have a little business at last.”
What is "Daisy, Tom’s wife, is the one who caused the accident"?
400
The words their, there, and they’re are homonyms.
“The ball went over the fence and ended up somewhere over ___________.”
What is "there"?
400
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” would appear in quotation marks because it is this.
What is a poem?
500
Daisy’s wish for her daughter to be “a beautiful little fool” is a perfect example of this type of writing.
What is satire?
500
Douglass does convey that some people’s piety (religiousness) is only this deep. (Let’s hope their beauty is a little more permanent)
What is "skin deep"?
500
During the scene with Owl Eyes, when it is stated: “If one book was removed, the whole library was liable to collapse.” Here, the author is making use of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
500
The reason this in-text citation is incorrect.
(Brooks, page 43)
What is “only the last name and page number are required”?
OR
What is “contains a comma and the word page” when it does not need to?
500
“Later, we would see my mother sitting at the kitchen table, peering at a drop of water through the lenses of her microscope from the bottle – watching the thousands of tiny swimming organisms.”
Move [at a drop of water] to
1) after the word lenses
2) after the word microscope
3) after the word bottle (but before the dash)