What does the prefix tele mean in telecommunication?
What is across distance?
100
If there was such a thing as a dolphinarium, what would it be?
What is a place for dolphins?
100
Frederick Douglass uses many words in his speech that contain a negative meaning or insult. What do you call the intended meaning of a word. (Not the actual meaning)
What is connotation?
100
The fire station burned down. What type of irony is this and why?
What is situational because fire stations are meant to put out fires not be on fire.
100
Place the following events in chronological order:
-Douglass gives this speech
-The Emancipation Proclamation
-The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
-WWI
What does the word polygon translate to in English?
What is many angled shape?
200
Name two words that use the suffix cule.
What is molecule, ridicule, miniscule...etc.?
200
Douglass writes, "On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light?"
What figurative language term is used here?
What is metaphor? (possibly symbol if you explained it)
200
Douglass argues in his speech that slaves are forbidden to read or write, but that they are also considered to be animals by their slave owners. This is an example of what type of irony and why?
What is situational irony because they are considered animals but treated like humans.
200
Who did Douglass believe to be his father?
Who is his master?
300
What does a periscope do?
It looks around something.
300
If there were such a word as Trojanology, what would it mean?
What is the study of Trojans?
300
Douglass makes a statement that he is "not included within the pale." This is a reference to a 17th century term where British soldiers only controlled areas in Ireland "within the pale." Since Douglass references a famous part of history, he uses what figurative language device here?
What is an allusion?
300
An ellipsis is usually written as ... in writing. It can mean two different things. What are they?
1) leaving out words or phrases
2) a pause
300
Douglass describes the 4th of July as a day of BOMBAST. What does the word bombast mean as used by Douglass?
What are words that sound important but mean nothing?
400
The word establish means to set up or create, so what does the word antidisestablish mean?
What is to be against the removal of something.
400
What does the suffix age mean as used in the word passage?
What is the action or process of passing something?
400
My silly psychiatrist told me to stop watching TV late at night?
What figurative language term is used here?
What is alliteration?
400
While entering the classroom, Gerry accidentally tripped over Stacey's backpack.
What do you call the section of the sentence that reads, "While entering the classroom"?
What is the dependent clause?
400
Within ten years, when did Douglass give this speech?
What is 1852?
500
If you were to see something in the non-peripheral, where would you see it?
What is straight ahead of you?
500
Knowing what you know about suffixes, what is the difference between a homophone and a homonym?
A pair of homonyms are spelled the same but have different meanings. A pair of homophones sound the same but are spelled differently.
500
Either team looked like it could leave the game with a victory. It seemed like pretty even odds for both teams.
What is an oxymoron?
500
There are three parts to every example of dramatic irony.
1)Installation - finding out the secret
2)__________- the secret becomes a problem
3)Resolution- the secret is revealed.
What is the exploitation?
500
Frederick Douglass states that freed slaves have become excellent orators over the years, and he proves this to be true. What is an orator?