Grammar
Identify the simple predicate, or verb, in the following sentence: The family traveled west from their home in Tennessee
traveled
The end of a story when all conflicts have been resolved
What is the resolution?
Her laughter sounded like bells
What is a simile?
This is the term for an old, collectible item -- such as a car or piece of furniture -- that is valuable because of its age.
What is A-N-T-I-Q-U-E
Poems that don't rhyme are said to be written in this...
What is Free Verse?
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Family members (has admired, have admired) Jonathan’s determination.
have admired
The major turning point of a story
What is the climax?
Cotton-candy clouds turned pink in the sunset
What is a metaphor?
These are the number of days you were not present in school.
What is A-B-S-E-N-T
When a poet uses words that sound like the sound they are representing, such as "sizzle" or "ring."
What is onomatopoeia ?
Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence: Computer networks have been operating the lights.
have been operating
After the climax, minor conflicts are also resolved during this
What is falling action?
I'm so hungry I could eat an entire horse!
What is an hyperbole?
You will need this from your teacher before committing to a topic for your research project.
What is A-P-P-R-O-V-A-L
The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds of several words within one line of poetry, as in "splashing horses stop in the silvery stream."
What is Alliteration?
Identify the compound subject in the following sentence: American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have lived aboard space stations.
astronauts and cosmonauts
Conflicts occur to build tension and move plot forward during this
What is rising action?
An idea, object, color, etc. that represents something else
What is an symbol?
We pledge "this" to the flag every morning.
What is A-L-L-E-G-I-A-N-C-E
To give human qualities to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
Identify the compound verb in the following sentence: Special greenhouses shelter and sustain the city’s food.
shelter and sustain
The acronym STEAL stands for these 5 attributes used for analyzing indirect characterization
What are speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks
Sayings that give some form of life advice.
What is a proverb?
When we gather in the auditorium to listen to a guest speaker, we are having one of these.
What is A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y
A poem of reflection on death or on someone who has died.
What is an elegy?