Figuratively Speaking
Identify ALLITERATION in the following poem:
Mystic wave of beauty blended
With the gorgeous golden rays;
Phantasies of bliss descended
In a myrrh'd Elysian haze
And in lyre-born chords extended
Harmonies of Lydian lays.
"beauty blended"
"gorgeous golden"
"Lydian lays"
Name the character who was a secret spy.
Michael O'Shaunessey - Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz
A general overview of a passage.
Summary
Make the following sentence grammatically correct:
the snow started to fall Heavily so all the schools and universities closed early.
The snow started to fall heavily, so all the schools and universities closed early.
List the full title for Michael's professor who is later dragged out and reported by Hitler Youth boys.
Herr Professor Doktor Major Melcher
Identify the ALLUSION in the following poem:
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.
Allusion - "Eden" (Biblical allusion)
Name the character who was extremely violent. He murdered a number of people and had an identity crisis over the fact that he was created not born.
The monster (he had no name) - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
When said with the right tone and artistic flair, verbal irony can also be considered this word....
Sarcasm
Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the italicized text?
Many people enjoy seeing beautiful gardens, with their manicured, green lawns, bright floral displays, and paths that are winding and made of stone.
A. winding stone paths
B. stone and winding paths.
C. stone paths that are winding.
D. No change
A. winding stone paths
What is the name of the flower that both the Nazis and the resistance in Germany used to symbolize "purity" and "endurance."
Edelweiss Flower
Identify the figurative language used below:
She's so sweet you could get a cavity from talking to her.
Hyperbole
Name the character that had dyslexia.
Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, was considered the first book of this particular genre.
Science Fiction
Which change, if any, is needed?
Garden design must take several important factors into consideration, light, color, seasonal interest, and soil quality.
A. into consideration; light, color,
B. into consideration, light: color,
C. into consideration: light, color,
D. No change
C. into consideration: light, color,
Which of the Hitler Youth initiation tests was the hardest challenge for Fritz?
The Boxing Test (fighting)
Identify the figurative language used below:
I can be an extremely sarcastic person as well, but I draw the line at bullying.
Idiom
Name the character who was a published writer.
Frederick Douglass
A style of learning where students lead the lesson in a discussion based setting.
Socratic Seminar
What change, if any, is needed?
John Carpenter's gruesome horror movie The Thing made in 1982, is often considered the apex of achievement in practical special effects.
A. No Change
B. movie The Thing made in 1982
C. movie, The Thing made in 1982
D. movie The Thing, made in 1982,
D. movie The Thing, made in 1982,
Name ONE of the novels that Simon required Michael to read.
The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout
or
The Maltese Falcon by Samuel Dashiell Hammett
or
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Identify the figurative language in the example below:
Metal screamed as the driver plowed into the side of my car. For one moment, my life flashed before my eyes. Afterwards, I could only remember the sickening stench of burnt rubber.
Personification, Idiom, and Alliteration ("sickening stench")
Name the character who died at the beginning of the story.
*Hint: he was the grandfather to the main character.
Mr. Beaufort - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Simon explains his fear of birds in this particular chapter of Projekt 1065. You must tell me the specific chapter title.
Scream of Swifts
What change, if any, is needed?
The ascension of Maria Theresa to the throne of Austria, led directly to the War of Austrian Succession, which lasted almost eight years and embroiled most of Europe's great powers.
A. No Change
B. Austria led directly to the War of Austrian Succession,
C. Austria led directly, to the War of Austrian Succession
D. Austria, led directly to the War of Austrian Succession
B. Austria led directly to the War of Austrian Succession,
What is the name of the plane from the Projekt 1065 plans?
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow)