Daily Grammar Practice
These words are all examples of what part of speech:
- himself
- herself
- yourself
Pronoun
Which type of irony is this: verbal, situational, or dramatic?
Irony that occurs when the final outcome contradicts what was expected
Situational Irony
An explanation of the importance or relevance of your textual example and the way your textual example SUPPORTS your analysis is called....
Commentary
Which following words fits this definition:
The feeling or emotion associated with a word
- Denotation
- Hyperbole
- Connotation
Connotation
What year did Miss Haysley graduation high school?
2011
What two things do prepositions give?
Time and location
What is Motif
A reoccurring symbol throughout the literary work
Which of the following is NOT included in a thesis statement:
- Topic
- Strong Verb
- Theme
- Literary Elements/Poetic Devices
- Personal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
The tone of a poem is......
The writers attitude toward the subject.
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
"The jury returned a verdict of guilty."
The jury
What does it mean to make an inference?
To make an education guess based on things we already know about the topic
What is a theme?
The overall message the author wants us to get from reading his or her work
What is the tone of the following passage?
"The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room."
- Eerie
- Humorous
- Passionate
Humorous
TRUE OR FALSE? The following sentence is a correctly punctuated complex sentence:
"When the bell rang after first period; I ran to my next class to ask my teacher a question before our test.
False - you need a comma after period, not a semi-colon
How man clauses are in a simple sentence?
One
Which one is NOT an example of a cinematic technique:
- Shot Reverse Shot
- Casting
- High Key Lighting
- High Angle
Casting
In an essay, the direct quote from the text or a specific incident from the film you are analyzing is called...
Read the following quote and identify the poetic device used:
"The little boy screamed loudly as the mom drug him out of the candy store that contained every kind of candy imaginable. The shrieking sound of the boys scream turned heads of everyone around him."
- Personification
- Metaphor
- Imagery
Imagery
What is the MAIN symbol/motif in To Kill A Mockingbird?
The Mockingbird
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
"Timmy looked at himself in the mirror and decided it was time for a haircut."
in
In a short story, which of the following is defined as the events that give the reader background information needed to understand the story
Exposition
What goes at the beginning of every body paragraph?
Topic Sentence
The repetition of sounds at the END of lines is called.....
Rhyme
Diction refers to....
the author's choice of words