Synonyms and Antonyms
Antonym of sharp
Blunt, blurred
What part of speech is the bold word in the sentence?
She ran down the street after the ice cream truck money gripped tightly in her hand.
Verb
What does Free Verse mean?
It has no constant rhyme scheme or pattern
How many books are there in the Harry Potter series?
7
What are the three things Quoting a reliable source needs?
Speech marks, Name of a person, title/job that links to your point, quote linking to your point, to be believable.
Synonym for hate
despise
What part of speech is the bold word in the sentence?
I sat down on the hard wooden bench to watch my ferocious canine try and fail to catch a duck.
adjective
What is an extended metaphor?
A metaphor (comparing two things) over the whole poem or a large part of the poem
What month and year was the treaty of Waitangi signed?
February 1840
What persuasive technique is this?
I was struggling to figure out how lightning works when it struck me.
A pun
Synonym for worried
concerned, troubled, bothered
What part of speech is the bold word in the sentence?
I pulled my lunchbox out of my bag ready to dig in as I was ravenous.
Possessive Pronoun
What is Juxtaposition?
When two things are put side by side to compare or contrasted
What produces 50% of the worlds oxygen?
The Sea - seaweed and plankton
What are the 4 different sound effects you can use?
Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Assonance, Rhyme, Sibilance
Anonym of repel
What is the acronym FAN BOYS stand for? And for what Part of Speech?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so - conjunctions
What are the 5 types of imagery?
Visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, tactile
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
How do you write an address? What do you need and over how many lines.
Over 4 lines, number of house and street name, suburb, city and post code
Antonym and synonym for Brittle
synonym - breakable, crisp
antonym - tough, enduring
What type of sentence is this?
Harrison loves to play outside, yet he hates the rain.
Declarative sentence
Why is the last line of "Island man" separate?
Because it is when he is finally awaken from his dream and he is now in reality
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley - aged 18
“They are selling the best ice cream in the country.”
What two persuasive techniques are being used?
Hyperbole and Assertion