Literary Terms
What is an epithet for Florian?
The Knight, the deserter, the German, the Prussian.
Who is hunted by fate?
Florian
Correctly combine these sentences into one sentence:
Jake runs track. Jake runs at Muskego.
Jake runs track at Muskego.
How are these commas being used?
I needed to go swimming, fishing, and hunting.
Separating items in a list
What sentence pattern moves a prepositional phrase to the start of the sentence?
Sentence Pattern B.
By the window, the dog barked loudly.
What does Emilia's baby being wrapped in her pink hat symbolize?
Emilia's innocence and values are being passed on to her newborn daughter.
Which minor character is full of wisdom and often provides insight and thematic statements for other characters?
The shoe poet
Correctly combine these sentences into one:
I was eager at the game. I cheered at the game
I eagerly cheered at the game.
How is this comma being used?
The new, fancy store was open for business.
Separate two adjectives describing the same noun
What is one reason an author would use sentence pattern A?
- Transitions between sentences
- Creates/ emphasizes the tone
- Creates sentence variety
Loudly, the dog barked at the squirrel.
Why is the whole story full of indirect characterization?
It is told in first-person narration. So, every description or detail is told through the eyes and opinions of biased characters.
In this passage, what tells us that this story is told in first-person narration?
"In the darkness, closer to the sinking ship, I thought I could make out the silhouette of lifeboats. We were much farther from the ship than the others."
Uses pronouns "I" and "We"
Correctly combine these sentences:
Susan did not want to go swimming.
She did not want to go biking.
- Use "nor" to combine them.
Susan did not want to go swimming, nor did she want to go biking.
OR
Susan did not want to go swimming nor go biking.
How is this comma used?
When the storm hit the city, the sirens went off.
A comma used to separate an introductory word, phrase, or clause.
How are the topic sentence and thesis statement similar?
They both present the main argument. Thesis statement gives the main argument of the paper and comes at the end of the intro. Topic sentence presents the main idea/ argument of the body paragraph.
"Death attacked at me" and "the ship groaned and ached" are both examples of which literary term?
Personification
What is the mood in this passage?
A whitecap tossed us beyond a cluster of rafts, most of them empty. Less than an hour had passed since the ship was torpedoed. Thousands of dead bodies, eyes wide, floated frozen in life vests
Sad, lonely, isolated, horrified.
Correctly combine these sentences into one sentence:
The woman lived on the house up the hill. The house is big. The house is old. The woman is tired. The hill is steep.
The tired woman lived on the big, old house on the steep hill.
Write a sentence that correctly uses a comma to separate two adjectives describing the same noun. (Do not use my example sentence)
Answers will vary.
EX: The tall, athletic player scored a touchdown.
Why do we use lead-ins before quotations/ evidence?
- They provide transitions from writing into direct evidence.
- They provide context, setting, conflict, and/or speaker of the quote.
- They can provide the author's name as an in-text citation.
Why do dynamic characters help the audience determine themes?
A dynamic character's experiences and changes show insight into human nature which helps us create theme.
What are two approaches that Ruta Sepetys uses as part of her writing style?
- Short sentences and fragments for emphasis/ suspense. Syntax
- Alternating between narrators to increase suspense and push through plot.
- Use of flashback to provide background of characters.
Correctly combine these sentences:
The town had a storm. The storm is loud. The storm is thundering. It was recent. The town is large.
The large town recently had a loud, thundering storm.
Write a sentence that uses correct punctuation when combining two independent clauses. Use a semicolon.
Answers will vary.
EX: I needed my textbook; I stopped by the high school after practice.
Write and provide two examples of citations.
- Author's name is Jane Smith.
- Page number is 50-51.
- Title of the article is "Bringing the Family Together."
In-Text --> According to Smith "akshdashd" (50-51).
Paranthetical --> Within the article, "asdasd" (Smith 50-51).