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Symbolism is the use of:
A.
Justice is to Fairness as Mercy is to
B. compassion
Simile: Identify the simile in the following sentence:
a) The sky was a canvas of blue.
b) Her laughter was like music to my ears.
c) The wind whispered through the trees.
b) Her laughter was like music to my ears.
Audacious:
a) Shy and timid
b) Bold and daring
c) Cautious and careful
d) Sad and mournful
Audacious: Bold and Daring (B)
The following phrase uses which poetic device?
"All amazing animals eat meat."
alliteration
Subject-Verb Agreement: Which sentence is correct?
a) The team of scientists is conducting an experiment.
b) The team of scientists are conducting an experiment.
b) The team of scientists are conducting an experiment.
Rain::Flood as Wind :
A : storm
Irony is a literary device that involves:
B. A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
A capricious person is often:
C. impulsive
Find the antecedent and pronoun in the following sentences:
Marin and Jack went to the park, but they did not get home on time.
Antecedent = Martin and Jack
Pronoun = They
Pronoun Agreement: Which sentence is correct?
a) Everyone brought their own lunch.
b) Everyone brought his or her own lunch.
Everyone brought his or her own lunch. (b)
DAILY DOUBLE
Book:: reading
Paper::
writing
Write a sentence using personification to describe a storm
The storm howled through the night
The storm raged on and on.
Ambiguous
a) Unlucky
b) certain
c) vague
d) Extremely difficult
(C)
Label the following persuasive techniques with the corresponding Latin word:
1) appeal to logic
2) appeal to morality or authority
3) appeal to emotion
1) logos
2) ethos
3) pathos
Daily Double
The group worked diligently on ____ project.
A. its
Hyperbole is to Exaggeration as Understatement is to
A. Minimization
Which of the following is an oxymoron and which is a paradox?
The deafening silence was overwhelming.
The more you know, the more you realize you don't know
oxymoron
Paradox
To mitigate a problem means to:
B. Alleviate
provide an antonym for jealousy
provide a synonym for love
Neither Sarah nor Emily ___ to go to the party.
wants (a)
A seed is to a tree as an idea is to a
C. Plan
Explain the meaning of the following paradox:
You save money by spending it
It means that sometimes spending more money by buying something higher quality upfront, or investing in something will end up saving you money in the long run
Intricate
a) Talkative and chatty
b) easy going
c) simple
d) detailed
D
Properly edit the following sentence:
i said there is no point in trying but we have one more chance jackie encouraged.
I said, " There is no point in trying." "But we have one more chance," Jackie encouraged.