"Come to the gym at lunch for your free gift." What literary device can be found in this sentence?
Oxymoron
100
The setting of a story is made up of what three elements?
Time, geographic location and circumstances leading up to the start of the story (time, place and circumstance)
100
What is the font and size to be used throughout all MLA-formatted papers?
Size 12 Times New Roman
100
What does P.E.A. stand for and which element is most important in a paragraph?
Point, evidence, analysis - analysis is most important
100
It was announced last month that hthis actor will play the role of Batman in an upcoming Batman/superman crossover film.
Ben Affleck
200
On the show "Lost", the chaotic plane crash scene is immediately followed up with a tranquil shot of the beach. This is an example of what device?
Juxtaposition
200
What is the term for creative decisions revealing the author's attitude toward his/her own subject matter?
Tone
200
What is the term for the page at the end of an MLA-formatted essay that contains details about the sources from which information was borred?What
Works cited
200
What is the term for an error in writing in which a comma is mistakenly used to separate two sentences instead of a period?
Comma splice
200
It was announced this week that internet sensation Grumpy Cat is the new "spokescat" for Friskies cat food. What is Grumpy Cat's real name?
Tardar Sauce
300
The cliche "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade" is also an example of what other literary device?
Personification
300
What is the term for the type of character, such as the antagonist, whose personality traits do not change over the course of the story?
Static character
300
Name the cardinal sin of quote integration.
Leaving a quote to stand on its own as an independent sentence
300
What is the term for the writing error in which an incomplete thought is punctuated as if it were a complete sentence, such as "It was as if."
Sentence fragment
300
The senate in this European country has voted to ban beauty pageants for girls under the age of 16.
France
400
What is the term for plot events reflected in the natural world, such as violent storms on the night of a tragic death?
Pathetic fallacy
400
What is the term for using hints and clues provided in the story to make an inference or assumption about a character's personality traits based on how a character acts, what he/she says and what is said about him/her?
Indirect characterization
400
Walter is described as having "dark, cold eyes and a steely glare" (White, 78). What is wrong with the punctuation in the following essay excerpt?
There should be no comma in the citation
400
What is the term for words such as "he, our, they, my, she, his" that replace the specific name of a person, place or thing?
Pronouns
400
A molasses leak off the coast of this US killed thousands of fish, concerning experts about a potential increase in shark and barracuda attacks.
Hawaii
500
“I detest war because cause of war is always trivial.” What is the term for such phrases containing harsh sounds and difficult pronunciations?
What is the term for information that is provided before a quotation in an essay to explain what is going on in the text at the time it is spoken and to identify the speaker?
Context
500
They're dog chased it's tail around the backyard until it was definantley tired out. IDENTIFY THREE PUNCTUATION/SPELLING ERRORS IN THIS SENTENCE
This famous actor's son is being heavily criticized for tweets encouraging teenagers to drop out of school and criticizing the US education system for 'brainwashing' students.