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Parts of Speech & Diagramming
Roots & Vocabulary
Literary Devices
Poetry
Novels We've Read
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The type of verb "appears" is in the following sentence: Anna appears ill today.
What is a linking verb?
100
Root meaning "to shut" and example meaning "to shut down operations or a task"
What is CLUD - to conclude?
100
He thought to himself, "I am really going to miss her." This is an example of what point of view?
What is 3rd person omniscient?
100
ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ ...
What is rhyme scheme?
100
Had three ex-wives, one current wife, a drinking problem, and a career on the decline before writing his American classic
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
200
"Francesca" is a proper noun functioning as what part of the sentence in the following example: We gave Francesca new boots for Christmas.
What is an indirect object?
200
vocab word meaning "difficult" i.e. Studying for finals may be _________________, but it comes with a great payoff afterwards!
What is arduous?
200
Anna and Doug dislike one another. They sit together in class, and as the trimester progresses, Anna is continually exhausted by Doug's behavior: his bad breath, humming habit, and annoying glances during tests. Finally, after months of buildup, she one day loses her composure and slams Doug's head into the desk. This is an example of what part of the plot diagram?
What is the climax?
200
Which erst from heat did canopy the HERD, Borne on the bier with white and bristly BEARD,... This is an example of what?
What is a slant rhyme?
200
The issue or problem every tragic hero has (whether it seems like an issue or not)
What is a tragic flaw?
300
Let's meet at the game tomorrow evening. "Tomorrow," "evening," and "at the game" all function as what parts of speech?
What is an adverb?
300
Vocab word meaning "brief and to the point"
What is terse?
300
Greg is an abandoned orphan who cannot find a foster home, because he is violent and has red hair. He enjoys playing basketball, like he remembers his dad doing when he was little, and sometimes knitting scarves by himself, which reminds him of his mother. Last week, he set a cat on fire, and the orphanage does not know what to do, as he seems to never change. (Character types (2))
What is round and static?
300
14-lined poem comprised of an octave and a sestet
What is a Petrarchan Sonnet?
300
In dance three, one of the lovers is experience unrequited love for the first time.
Who is Hermia?
400
You should not have tried eating nineteen hotdogs! "Should not have tried" is an example of what?
What is a verb phrase?
400
Vocab word meaning "clear"
What is lucid?
400
Greg is always in a fight with another child or with the rest of the world, it seems like. He is beginning to think he is crazy, which only makes him more angry. (Types of conflict (3))
What is man vs. man, man vs. self, and man vs. society?
400
unstressed/stressed feet in a line of poetry five meters long
What is iambic pentameter?
400
"Cold War" was a term coined by Orwell, although the proper name for this is...
What is a neologism?
500
We decided to leave after one hour of waiting. "Of waiting" is a prepositional phrase modifying what part of this sentence?
What is an object of the preposition?
500
Vocab word meaning "food for cattle," commonly used figuratively as meaning "gossip or mundane conversation"
What is fodder?
500
"Woof" "Cricket" "Bang!"
What is onomatopoeia?
500
Unrhymed, iambic pentameter vs. unrhymed poetry with no meter
What is blank verse vs. free verse?
500
Character who embodies the working, moving force behind every party system in Russia
Who is Boxer?