Theme
Is this a theme, topic, or main idea?
Gratefulness
Topic
What season did the short story The Lake primarily focus on?
Autumn/ fall
There, their, they're
Their
Which of the following also means they are?
There, their, they're
They're
Which poem follows the pattern where each line has 5, 7, and 5 syllables?
Haiku poetry
Is this a theme, topic, or main idea?
Billy needs to learn to go to school everyday.
Main idea
What was the name of the main character's friend who drowned in the short story The Lake?
Tally
Which type of irony is it when Mercutio is stabbed and classifies it as "a scratch"?
Verbal irony
What is the correct acronym for the most common conjunctions?
FANBOYS
How many lines is cinquain poetry?
5
Is this a theme, topic, or main idea?
Kindness brings happiness to the world.
Theme
What children's story did the Fir Tree hear?
Humpty Dumpty
Which two verb forms can you use in parallel structure?
Ing and infinitive
Which type of irony is it when it starts snowing after a week of sunshine? (haha NE weather!)
Situational Irony
What are overused phrases in poetry called, and why should you avoid them?
Cliches, they make your writing sound boring and unoriginal
What was one possible theme from The Lake?
Answers can vary
What was the Fir Tree taken away to become?
A Christmas tree
True or false, passive voice is when the subject is doing the action?
False - that is active voice!
What type of clause is a fragment?
Dependent clause
What pattern does free verse follow?
None!
What was one possible theme from the Fir Tree?
Answers can vary
What was the name of the main character in the short story The Lake?
Harold
Passive or active voice?
Sentence: I don't like people keeping me waiting.
Passive - something is happening to "me" not the subject doing the verb
When identifying passive voice, what verb form do you make the verb to see whether the subject of the sentence is doing the verb?
-ing form
True or false - you can add your own words in Blackout poetry
False!