POV
Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?
"Here you come, better late than never: a face presentation. Not the boy your father so desperately wanted, but here you come, anyway, all six pounds three ounces of you. Button nose, conical head, good color. A swirl of dark hair atop your little crown. And a healthy pair of lungs, too."
Second person
After Martina imported the data from the spreadsheet, she updated the information to comply with the new state formatting requirements.
Select the definition of import that the sentence uses.
import \im-pawrt\ verb importing, imported. 1. to bring in from another country for use or sale: Countries often import foreign products when consumer demand outpaces domestic supply. 2. to convey a meaning or signify: The passing of bipartisan legislation imported a change in the political climate. 3. (computers) to bring into one software program form another: Winston imported the contacts from his previous account when he switched providers. â from Latin (importare)
#3
What is SUSPENSE?
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
The ball was kicked by the child.
PASSIVE
Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?
"Keep those balls going!" he fist-thumped at us. "No one sits out this fire fight! Never underestimate the enemy!"
But there was a broad smile on his face. Now that he was actually seeing the other team, he seemed not at all concerned about the outcome of the game. In the interim between throwing a ball and having it thrown back to me, I told myself that I liked Mr. Galanter.
First person
Read the poem excerpt:
The wind whispers through the trees,
Telling tales on every breeze.
The moon looks down with silver eyes,
Watching stars that dot the skies.
What is the theme of the poem?
A. The danger of the night
B. Nature as a storyteller
C. The loneliness of the wind
D. The fear of the unknown
B. Nature as a storyteller
The wind and moon are personified as telling stories and watching the night sky, suggesting nature has a voice and presence.
What are the different Points of View?
1st person POV uses the pronouns âIâ and âwe.â 2nd person POV uses the pronoun âyou.â 3rd person POV uses the pronouns âshe,â âhe,â âthey,â and âit
At the meeting, the teachers realized they would need to consolidate their math teams so they would have enough people to participate in the competition on Saturday morning.
What does the word consolidate mean as it is used in the sentence?
Combine
Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?
Jessica stepped into the room, closed the door and stood with her back to it. My son lives, she thought. My sons lives and is . . . human. . . .
Paul looked at his mother. She told the truth. He wanted to get away alone and think this experience through, but he knew he could not leave until he was dismissed.
Third person
Select the passage that has a more affectionate tone.
1. Then, as the darkness closed in, the daughter laid her head down on the hard ground close at the father's side, and watched him. The darkness deepened and deepened, and they both lay quiet, until a light gleamed through the chinks in the wall.
2. The girls gave their hearts into their mother's keeping, their souls into their father's. And to both parents, who lived and labored so faithfully for them, they gave a love that grew and bound them tenderly together by the sweetest tie which blesses life and outlives deah.
#2
What is theme?
The message of a story/the lesson learned
What is the difference between tone and mood?
tone is how the narrator feels about characters or events, mood is how the reader feels
Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?
Gary Fulcher grabbed his arm as he went by. "Gonna run today?" Jess nodded. Gary smirked. He thinks he can beat me, the dumbhead. At the thought, something jiggled inside Jess. He knew he was better than he had been last spring. Fulcher might think he was going to be the best, now that Wayne Pettis was in sixth, but he, Jess, planned to give old Fulcher a le-etle surprise come noon.
Third person
Select the passage that has a more bitter tone.
1. There had been in his past actionsârecognized by him as badâfor which his conscience ought to have tormented him. But the memory of these evil actions was far from causing him as much suffering as those trivial but humiliating memories. These wounds never healed.
2. You remember that morning, once a year, when the lilacs had just turned purple out by the front gate, and flags hanging out on the porchesâDecoration Day! How we used to hunt through the freshly awakened woods north of town for the rarest wildflowers!
#1
What is mood?
the feeling or atmosphere a piece of writing evokes in the reader
Which is an example of dramatic irony?
1. In Romeo and Juliet, we see Romeo and Juliet fall in love. Instead of bringing their arguing families together in joy, their relationship only brings tragedy to both families.
2. In Othello, we see Desdemona drop her handkerchief by accident. Later, we see Iago plant the handkerchief in Cassio's room in order to convince Othello his wife has been unfaithful.
3. In Julius Caesar, we see Brutus plan and execute the murder of Julius Caesar. When confronted for answers by a crowd, Antony says, âYet Brutus says he was ambitious; and Brutus is an honorable man.â
#2
Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?
"Say, Leonie," says Cynthia, "I was wondering. You still know how to do a back handspring?"
Do you know how to do a back handspring? True, you haven't been to Turner Hall in years . . . but every once in a while in your physical education class, you horse around on the mats enough to knock the rust off. Tumbling is the one activity that allows you to harness your body's potential and power.
Second person
Which literary device is used in the line, "The wind whispers through the trees"?
Personification
What is the most likely reason the author begins this paragraph with a rhetorical question?
"What is the secret to such a long, healthy life? Part of the answer may lie in one detail above: swimming. Fitness is a great predictor of longevity, and now research is showing that individual sports such as swimming and running are some of the best ways to stay fit and live long."
A. To suggest doubt that there could actually be an answer
B. To suggest that the conclusions drawn are somewhat uncertain
C. To increase curiosity about the information that follows
D. To introduce a touch of humor into an otherwise serious subject
C
What is a rhetorical question?
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.