"His hands are as cold as steel," is an example of...
What is simile?
100
"Slippery slope" is an example of...
What is alliteration?
100
A group of words that can stand by itself as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
100
Poetry that tells a story in verse. They have elements similar to those in short stories, such as, plot and characters.
What is a narrative poem?
100
The outcome that turns out to be very different than what is expected. For example, in a movie, the winner of the race is someone who has never raced before
What is situational irony?
200
The writer gives human qualities to a nonhuman subject.
What is personification?
200
The use of words that imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
A group of words that can not stand alone as a complete sentence but instead adds information.
What is a dependent clause?
200
A three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature. The 1st and 3rd lines have 5 syllables and the 2nd has 7.
What is haiku?
200
The way author's viewpoint is revealed.
What is author's word choice and tone?
300
Language that is not meant to be taken literally?
What is figurative language?
300
The repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the end of words.
What is rhyme?
300
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:
When the fog came in, we could not see ten feet ahead.
What is "we could not see ten feet ahead."
300
A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.
What is a lyric poem?
300
The purpose of boldface headings before each section in an informational text.
What is to identify key ideas in a section of text?
400
"My chores were a mountain waiting to be climbed," is an example of...
What is metaphor?
400
A rhyming pattern.
What is rhyme scheme?
400
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
She had courage that was like granite.
What is "that was like granite?"
400
A song-like poem that tell stories. They often deal with adventure and romance.
What is a ballad?
400
An original, firsthand account of an event.
What is a primary source?
500
Describes one things as if it were something else.
What is metaphor?
500
The use of any element of language-- a sound, a word, a phrase -- more than once.
What is repetition?
500
A group of words with its own subject and verb. There are two major types of this.
What is clause?
500
A humorous, rhyming five-line poem with a specific rhyme pattern and rhyme scheme.
What is a limerick?
500
Correct this sentence so that the subject and verb agrees:
Basketball and bowling is my favorite sport.
What is basketball and bowling are my favorite sports?