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Figurative Language
Abraham Lincoln & the Civil War
Vocabulary
Authors
Parts of Speech
100
The sky was as dark as the inside of a coffin.
What is a simile.
100
How many presidents came before Lincoln?
What is fifteen presidents.
100
Acknowledging the opposing view in argumentative writing.
What is a counterclaim
100
The author of the poem O Captain My Captain.
Who is Walt Whitman.
100
Tiny
What is an adjective
200
The moon howled back at us that night.
What is personification.
200
What did the Civil War end?
What is Slavery.
200
Sentiments
What is feelings
200
The author of Counting on Grace
Who is Elizabeth Winthrop.
200
Headphones
What is a noun
300
The sun is a blanket full of warmth and happiness.
What is metaphor.
300
What is the name of the speech Lincoln gave on the battlefield grounds to honor the soldiers who lost their lives and to say they did not die in vain?
What is the Gettysburg Address.
300
A first hand account of an event from someone who was a participant or observer.
What is a primary source
300
The author of The Call of the Wild
Who is Jack London
300
Travel
What is a verb
400
Stephanie never stops talking.
What is hyperbole.
400
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Who is John Wilkes Booth.
400
In argumentative writing, it comes after a counterclaim and states again why your claim is correct.
What is a rebuttal
400
The author of The Chimney Sweep
Who is William Blake
400
Respectful
What is an adjective
500
It's okay that you lost my shoes that cost me 200 dollars.
What is understatment.
500
What year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated in?
What is 1865.
500
A fictional account based off of history.
What is a historical fiction
500
A former slave, writer of his own narrative, and man who wrote a letter to Mrs. Lincoln after her husband's death.
Who is Frederick Douglass
500
Counting
What is a verb