Longer works such as the title of a novel or a movie go in this grammatical style.
What is italics?
Another name for a large, frightful monster.
What is an ogre?
This author wrote such plays as Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This is what you call a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
This caffeinated drink is a staple in Mr. Storsveen's daily diet.
What is coffee?
This is also the name for a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
A cartoonish picture that exaggerates a person's facial features is called this.
What is a caricature?
This author went by her first two initials because she worried that a story about a young male wizard written by a female author wouldn't sell as well.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
An advanced hint at something that might happen later in the story is called this.
What is foreshadowing?
Some mischievous villain stole this from Mr. Storsveen's room.
What is his podium?
This mark is used when a sentence starts with a dependent clause.
What is a comma?
This is a proposed idea that has yet to be proven.
What is a thesis?
This author wrote about his fight for equality in the novel Just Mercy.
Who is Bryan Stevenson?
This is a key concept or idea from a novel.
What is theme?
Mr. Storsveen is a big fan of this professional sports team.
What is the Minnesota Vikings?
This punctuation mark indicates that material is missing within a sentence.
What is an ellipsis?
This verb which means to put in danger, is also formed from the root word of a popular game show.
What is jeopardize?
This author wrote a book about bees that was eventually turned into a blockbuster movie starring Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah.
Who is Sue Monk Kidd?
This is the attitude a writer gives toward the subject. The author does this through his or her words.
What is tone?
You see Mr. Storsveen out running in downtown Oconomowoc. He is most likely training for what running event?
What is a marathon?
This part of speech is also referred to as FANBOYS.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A coin collector is also called this.
What is a numismatist?
This author wrote many philosophical novels including Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, and Anthem.
Who is Ayn Rand?
A repetition of a word, image, or idea that spans throughout a novel is called this.
What is a motif?
Mr. Storsveen values this English skill above all others.
What is reading?