Bust a Rhyme
Colorful Expressions
How to Read
Can you Write?
Multiple Choice
100

What is the RHYME SCHEME of the following poem?

The sky is very sunny. 

The children are funny. 

Under the tree we sit, 

But just for a bit. 

AABB

100

Compare a SIMILIE to a METAPHOR. 

How are they the same and different? 

SIMILIE - like or as

METAPHOR- stating something IS something else

BOTH- compare two things to emphasize things that are not alike 

100
What are the 3 different AUTHORS PURPOSE for writing. 

ENTERTAIN 

PERSAUDE 

INFORM 

100

What should every sentence START and END with? 

A CAPITAL letter and PUNCUATION mark. 

100

Pyrrhus was an ancient Greek king who won a battle but suffered very heavy losses. 

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

The swordsman achieved a Pyrrhic victory.

A. a long- awaited triumph 

B. a success that comes at a huge cost

C.  a defeat in a battle

D. a victory after a fight 

B. a success that comes at a huge cost

200

What are TWO lines in a stanza called? 

What are FOUR lines in a stanza called? 

COUPLET 

QUARDTRAIN 

200

Give an example of an HYPERBOLE. 

an exaggeration

EX- "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow" 

200

Draw and Label the PLOT DIAGRAM. 

-EXPOSITION

-RISING ACTION

-CLIMAX

-FALLING ACTION

-RESOLUTION 

200

Respond to the following question appropriately. 

Who is the protagonist in the "Land Lady" by Ronal Dahl? 

Turn the Question Around : TTQA 

The protagonist in the "Land Lady" b y Ronal Dahl is the Billy Weaver. 

200

"I will supersede Michael as president of the student government. It was time for him to move on anyway."

The closest meaning to supersede is:

A. invite

B. take the place of

C. share

D. examine



B. take the place of

300

What is the RHYME SCHEME and how many STANZAS and LINES are in the poem?

"I, Too" by Langston Hughes 

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

5 Stanzas 

18 Lines 

Free Verse 

300

Give an example of ALLITERATION. 

the repetition of sounds

EX: "Susie sold seashells by the seashore."

300

Give 3 examples of TEXT FEATURES in a non-fiction article. 

Title

Graphic

Picture

Caption 

Diagram 

Heading / Subheading 

Labels 

300

What 3 main components do you need in any INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH for an essay?

Hook

Background Info 

Thesis 

300

Janet disliked the SERVILE students, the ones who were always volunteering to help the teacher grade papers or clean the board.  

The closest meaning to SERVILE is:

A. willingness to take on something 

B. a harmful action 

C. to be annoyed with others 

D.  to serve or please others

D.  to serve or please others

400

Analyze the poem: how many lines and stanzas, what is the rhyme scheme, what figurative language is being used?

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost 

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

LINES: 8

STANZAS: 1

RHYME SCHEME: AABBCCDD

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: 

metaphor / green is gold precious (line 1) personification/ nature (lines 2+3)                  allusion / Eden Bible garden (line 6)

400

What is ONOMATOPOEIA and give an example. 

sound words

EX: "Boom" "Zip" "Zap" "Oink" 

400

What are the 5 types of TEXT STRUCTURE in non-fiction? 

COMPARE + CONTRAST 

PROBLEM + SOLUTION 

CAUSE + EFFECT

DECRIPTION 

ORDER + SEQUENCE 

400

What does every strong THESIS STATEMENT need to have? 

TAG: Title Author Genre 

TTQA: Turn the question around

an ANSWER to the question

400

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

He himself was a very old man with shaggy white hair which grew over most of his face as well as on his head, and they liked him almost at once; but on the first evening when he came out to meet them at the front door he was so odd-looking that Lucy (who was the youngest) was a little afraid of him, and Edmund (who was the next youngest) wanted to laugh.

From C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Copyright 1950 by C. S. Lewis

3rd person omniscient  

500

What type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is being used in the following poem?

"The teapot sang as the water boiled
The ice cubes cackled in their glass
the teacups chattered to one another.
While the chairs were passing gas
The gravy gurgled merrily
As the oil danced in a pan."

PERSONIFICATION 

500

List the different types of POINT OF VIEW and give an example or explain. 

1st Person

2nd Person

3rd Person Limited 

3rd Person Omniscient 

500

What find 4 things WRONG with the introduction paragraph.

Have you ever been to a movies outside, where you can just drive your car up and park? These are called drive-in movie theaters and the first one opened on June 6, 1932. In the article  “Drive-Ins: The Last Great Picture Show,” by melissa shaw-smith the drive-in movie theater appealed to many families.

Indent the paragraph

Capitalize author's name 

Need to answer the question "how does it appeal to families" 

Needs to be 4-5 sentences