Figurative Language
Word of the Day
Poetry Review
Unit Review
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100
Maya Angelou – Still I Rise
“You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I'll rise.”
Simile
100
What does diligence mean?
(EXTRA SHOT IF YOU IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH)
Steady, earnest, and energetic effort.
Noun
100
How many lines are in this poem?
8
100
How many intelligences are there?
8
100
What is hanging up on the water pipes in Krivitsky's room?
The flags of the world.
200
Simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, or charged language?
Langston Hughes, “Harlem (Dream Deferred)”:
“What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?”
Simile
200
What does knack mean?
(EXTRA SHOT IF YOU IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH)
natural ability.
noun.
200
What is it called when the poet says something more than once?
repetition
200
Which "intelligence" would best describe Mr. Brier?
Logical/Mathematical
200
What's our principal's name?
Dr. Grahn
300
Simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, or charged language?
Emily Dickinson
“Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me –”
Personification
300
What does accountable mean?
(EXTRA SHOT IF YOU IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH)
Being responsible for what one does.
ADJECTIVE
300
True of False: I should pause at the end of each line of a poem when I'm reading.
FALSE. Read to the punctuation! Always pause at a stanza break.
300
A zookeeper has ___________________ intelligence.
Naturalistic.
300
How many Superbowls have the Eagles won?
(Extra shot if you guess how many the NY Jets have won!)
2 for the Eagles
1 for the Jets
400
Simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, or charged language?
Shakespeare, Macbeth:
“Life’s but a walking shadow.”
Metaphor
400
What does arduous mean?
(EXTRA SHOT IF YOU IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH)
difficult and tiring, requiring great effort
ADJECTIVE
400
How do we refer to the person in the poem?
Speaker
400
Which one is not an argumentative text structure?
1. letter
2. how-to article
3. research article
4. theory
how-to article
400
Who is Ms. Sanchez's favorite superhero?
Spider-man
500
Simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, or charged language?
“She opened Pandora’s box when she started asking questions about the company’s finances.”
Allusion
500
What does heritage mean?
(EXTRA SHOT IF YOU IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH)
racial, ethnic, or cultural background; ancestral history and cultural identity
NOUN
500
How do we refer to the person who wrote the poem?
the poet/ the author
500
What is the major project for this quarter?
Argumentative Essay
500
What is the temperature of the human body?
98.6 degrees Fahrenheit