Voice & Figurative Language
This type of comparison asserts that one thing is another entirely different thing, without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
What are these symbols called? " "
Quotation marks
After the intense showdown between the hero and the villain, the hero begins to deal with the immediate consequences of the battle and repairs the damage done. What part of the plot triangle does this represent?
Falling action
Words like "also, although, but, so, and" are which part of speech?
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
a) I wanted to surprise you, so I made cookies.
b) This show is great I could watch it all day.
c) Although I have very little free time during the busy work week, I always try to read a few chapters of my favorite novel before I go to sleep at night.
b) This show is great I could watch it all day.
A word for descriptive writing that appeals strongly to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).
Imagery
Which is the dialogue tag, which is the action beat?
1) I groaned.
2) She grimaced.
groaned = dialogue tag
grimaced = action beat
During this high-tension part of the story, the character must confront the conflict head-on.
Climax
Which of the following are NOT verbs?
a) am
b) swallow
c) ready
d) break
e) across
c) ready
e) across
List everything wrong with this sentence:
If you haven't seen the mountains in colorado; don't talk to me; You don't understand natural beauty.
If you haven't seen the mountains in Colorado, don't talk to me; you don't understand natural beauty.
Which sentence is in third person POV?
- She was a millionaire by sixteen.
- You are having a great day.
- I can't believe this!
She was a millionaire by sixteen.
What is wrong with this sentence?
"First you must answer three riddles," He teased.
He should be lower-case.
"First you must answer three riddles," he teased.
This word means "main character" and starts with a P.
Protagonist
Identify the dependent clause:
If you don't put your shoes on right now, we might miss the movie.
If you don't put your shoes on right now
Where would you put the commas in this sentence?
My mom who is a lawyer with an office in Manhattan will sue you if you try anything funny.
My mom, who is a lawyer with an office in Manhattan, will sue you if you try anything funny.
Which figurative device is present in the sentence: "The sizzling bacon snapped and popped in the hot pan"?
Onomatopoeia
Which sentence correctly applies punctuation for an exclamatory dialogue statement followed by a dialogue tag?
C) "Watch out for that car!" yelled Marcus.
C) "Watch out for that car!" yelled Marcus.
The exclamation point goes inside the quotation marks, replacing the comma, and the dialogue tag begins with a lowercase letter.
When an author introduces important characters and establishes setting, they are using this part of the plot triangle.
Exposition.
Identify the sentence subject:
You will need to find Daniel's car keys.
You
You will need to find Daniel's car keys.
Where would you put the commas in this sentence?
Even so my youngest sister Jessica still calls me every day.
Even so, my youngest sister, Jessica, still calls me every day.
What is a direct address?
A literary device that lets authors to speak directly to readers within a narrative by using the pronoun "you."
How should you format the capitalization when a dialogue tag comes before the spoken dialogue?
A comma follows the preceding dialogue tag, and the first word of the direct quotation begins with a capital letter.
"Dénouement" means the final resolution, outcome, or untangling of the main plot. It is a fancy way of saying... (which part of plot triangle?)
Resolution
Identify all verbs in this sentence:
I love running, though I am pretty slow for my age.
love & am
"I love running, though I am pretty slow for my age."
"Running" is a gerund. A gerund is a verb that becomes a noun. -100px if you guessed it! >:)
What punctuation mark could you use here instead of an em-dash?
She wasn't my friend anymore—she was my rival.
Semicolon OR period.
She wasn't my friend anymore; she was my rival.
She wasn't my friend anymore. She was my rival.