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100
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100

Correct the following:

nanabozo, a trickster and a hero of many ojibwa legends could change himself into any animal

Nanabozo, a trickster and a hero of many Ojibwa legends could change himself into any animal.

100
A form of poetry without any kind of pattern.
What is free verse?
100

The cake baking in the oven made the whole house fragrant.

Adjective – fragrant

100

Name brothers who have played in the NBA.

The Gasol brother (Specifically not the Ball brothers :D)

200
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is a hyperbole?
200

Correct the following:

mr. james nelson lives sydney, nova scotia

Mr. James Nelson lives Sydney, Nova Scotia

200

Define the following:

Theme - 

Mood - 

Theme - Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work 

Mood - Mood is the feeling created by the poet for the reader. 

200

The climber dangled in midair, held by a frail rope.

Adjective – frail

200

What is Mr. del Rosso's shoe size ?

Depends on the shoe but usually 10

300
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
300

when is maj. hanson expected back from his trip to zimbabwe?

When is Maj. Hanson expected back from his trip to Zimbabwe?

300

A poem that tells a story.

What is a narrative?

300

There was a lot of frantic activity just before the arrival of royal visitors.

Adjectives – frantic, royal

300

Who was the first female Prime of Canada?

Kim Campbell

400
The flame of the candle danced in the wind.
What is personification?
400

Add a comma to the following:

Anita Travis and Leo went to a tennis tournament they had great seats they could see all the action.

Anita, Travis, and Leo went to a tennis tournament, they had great seats, they could see all the action.

400
Give an example from one of the poems studied in class that identifies figurative language. Restate how it is written and what the true meaning was behind those those words. 

Answers will vary.

400

This new medication fills an urgent need.

Adjectives – new and urgent

400

How many humans have step on the Lunar surface?

12

500
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
500

"Class remember to eat foods from each of the basic food groups" she said.

"Class, remember to eat foods from each of the basic food groups," she said.

500

What does this poem mean to you ?

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

Fire and Frost is a poem written by Robert Frost that tells about difference between two things that destroy the world. It uses simple language that portrays significant meaning of hatred and desire. The poem says the world will end with fire and with ice at the same time.

500

 Our final meeting for the season is next Wednesday.

Adjectives – next and final

500

What day is Kwanzaa celebrated? 

December 31st