She always wanted TO RUN IN THE WIND.
Never give up on your plan TO CONQUER THE WORLD.
What are two examples of infinitive phrases?
100
A nonaction verb that acts as a link between nouns/pronouns/adjectives.
Example: The pudding seems lumpy.
What is a linking verb?
100
nouns
What are words that name people, places or things?
100
The lack of clarity in a work consciously used to reflect the vagueness of life or express the author's view of a character or situation.
What is ambiguity?
100
A term used to describe literary forms such as tragedy, comedy, novel and essay.
What is genre?
200
HIS EYES GLIMMERING WITH HOPE, he popped the question.
What is an example of an absolute phrase?
(Note: this is not a gerund phrase because a gerund phrase functions as a noun.)
200
Verbs that help verbs that cannot act alone.
Example: We HAVE been here for ages.
What is an auxiliary verb?
200
adverbs
What are words that describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs?
200
The recounting of an unreal series of experiences or events bearing such close resemblance to reality as to encourage the reader to make the association.
What is an allegory?
200
Literally it means "sermon," but it includes any serious talk involving a moral or spiritual voice.
What is homily?
300
The boy NEAR THE APPLE TREE was almost hit by an arrow.
What is an example of a prepositional phrase OR adjective phrase?
300
I, you, she, he,
Hint: use four descriptors
What are examples of the nominative case singular personal pronouns?
300
A type of subject complement where the noun or pronoun comes after the linking verb.
Example: My hippo is a girl.
What is a predicate nominative?
300
he employment of any artificial device or gimmick that is used to solve a difficult situation.
What is Deus ex Machina?
300
A statement that appears to be self contradictory, but upon closer inspection, contains some degree of truth or validity.
Ex. Foul is fair and fair is foul. -MacBeth, Shakespeare
What is a paradox?
400
DRIPPING WITH SWEAT, the runner collapses with a grateful sigh.
What is an example of a verb phrase OR participial phrase?
400
who, whom, that, which, whose
What are examples of relative pronouns?
400
A type of subject complement where the adjective comes after the linking verb.
Example: That giraffe is kind.
What is a predicate adjective?
400
a cleansing of the spirit of the spectator by experiencing the emotions of tragedy and terror.
What is catharsis?
400
The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity.
What is parallelism?
500
WALKING BY THE SEA is her favorite pastime.
What is an example of a gerund phrase?
500
Two parts: each, either, neither, one, several, all, few, many, both
and
himself, herself, themselves, itself, etc.
What are examples of indefinite pronouns and reflexive pronouns?
500
Two parts: A word that shows the relationship of noun/pronoun to another word int he sentence – the word they modify.
Words that connect.
What is a preposition?
What are conjunctions? (Coordinating, subordinating, and correlative)
500
An analysis of a work without seeking answers to problems in the biography or milieu of the author or influences upon him/her.