Literary Devices
If a question asks you about "conflicting" ideas, what does that mean?
A. Ideas that are common.
B. Ideas that are depressing.
C. Ideas that are helpful.
D. Ideas that disagree.
D. Ideas that disagree
- Write:
- Conflicting ideas are ones that disagree with each other.
What does it mean if a text is organized in Chronological structure?
It goes in order of time.
Write:
- Chronological = time
What should be your first sentence in an argumentative essay?
A. Claim
B. Evidence
C. Hook
D. Explanation
C. Hook
Write: Start your essay with a hook.
Choose the word that means lacking social grace.
What are good manners? Opinions can vary. In days gone by, ladies were warned that revealing too much ankle when lifting their long skirts was gauche.
Gauche.
Benvolio is Romeo's...
A. Cousin
B. Brother
C. Enemy
D. Hero
A. Cousin
Write:
- Benvolio is Romeo's cousin who cares about his well-being.
Explain the main types of figurative language:
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor: compare two unlike things
Simile: compare two unlike things using like or as
Personification: giving human traits to a nonliving thing
Hyperbole: exaggeration
Idiom: a figurative phrase that is cultural.
A summary of an article must include:
A. The smallest details.
B. The most significant information.
C. The most challenging information.
D. The most interesting information.
B. The most significant information.
Write:
- Summary is ONLY the most important information with no unnecessary detail.
What is the proper order for an argumentative body paragraph?
A. Topic sentence, explain topic sentence, quote, concluding sentence, explanation
B. Topic sentence, explanation, quote, concluding sentence, explain topic sentence
C. Topic sentence, explain topic sentence, quote, explanation, concluding sentence
D. Topic sentence, explain topic sentence, explanation
Select the word that means present from birth.
Chimpanzees have an innate sense of fairness similar to that of humans. It may be that being born with a tendency to treat others fairly improves survival chances.
Innate
Romeo's speech to Juliet when he sees her in the window (It is the east and Juliet is the sun.) is...
A. dramatic irony
B. an extended metaphor
C. using only alliteration
D. personification.
B. extended metaphor
- Romeo's speech continuously compares Juliet to a bright sun.
The three types of irony are:
Dramatic: When you know something a character doesn't.
Situational: The audience and characters are both surprised.
Verbal: What is said is the opposite of what is meant.
- Which one is represented by this quote?
- When Mr. Goodenwell saw his baby boy Vince for the first time, he swore that he’d do anything to protect the little guy. This was easy at first. All Vince did was lie in a pillow and drink milk. But soon little Vince grew bigger, and then he started walking. Now little Vince got into everything. Vince’s curiosity was becoming a serious threat to himself. So Mr. Goodenwell went to the store and bought $150 worth of equipment to childproof his home. He put covers on the outlets, bumpers on the table corners, and a sliding lock on the toilet lid. As Mr. Goodenwell was adjusting the covers on the door knobs, Vince pulled the cap off an outlet and chewed on it. It got lodged in his throat and Vince began to choke. Mr. Goodenwell found him just in time.
Situational Irony
Write: Situational irony occurs when both the reader and characters are surprised by the outcome.
"With purpose and drive, he and his fellow scientists continue to probe Earth's interior for new discoveries." What does probe mean in this context?
A. Protect
B. Investigate
C. Travel inside
D. Read about
B. Investigate
Write:
- Probe means to investigate.
"The researchers also assessed the students on their acceptance of other people and ideas, as well as their recognition of human emotions."
- What should the italicized word be changed to?
A. No change
B. acceptence
C. acceptanse
D. acceptinse
A. No change
Select the word that means having a huge appetite.
The shrew is a tiny mouse-like animal with an elevated metabolic rate. In the space of just one minute, it breathes about 100 times. The shrew is voracious, eating its entire body weight in bugs and worms.
Voracious
What occurred between Mercutio and the Nurse?
A. Mercutio helped the Nurse find Romeo.
B. Mercutio made crude jokes about the Nurse.
C. Mercutio and the nurse began a relationship.
D. Mercutio doesn't like the nurse because she's a Capulet.
B. Mercutio made crude jokes about the nurse.
Context: Otter is joined by his father in 1867 with other Chinese Americans who were building the Transcontinental Railroad.
"As we passed, men turned to stare at me curiously and stopped what they were doing. Father signed to a middle-aged man with a sour face like a pickled cucumber. This was Bright Star."- What does the narrator mean by describing the man with a sour face like a pickled cucumber?
A. He looks weak and sick.
B. He looks mean and evil.
C. He looks old and wrinkled.
D. He looks miserable and resentful.
D. miserable and resentful.
A. The main idea of a text and a quote from the text that proves it.
B. A small detail of a text and a theme that proves it.
C. A detailed summary of a text and an irrelevant detail.
D. A collaboration and a new source.
A. The main idea of a text and a quote from the text that proves it.
Write: Central idea is the main point that the author of the article is talking about.
A Dramatic Difference
Many of us can agree that there is nothing quite like a great movie; through the magic of special effects, we can be transported deep within a volcano or to the outer reaches of the universe. In the same way, with all that movies can do, why should we ever go to a play? Though movies have their merits, a recent study has shown that watching live theater can benefit us by increasing our knowledge and allowing us to witness characters' experiences in a powerful way. For these reasons, people, particularly students, should have opportunities to attend live theater performances.
How should "in the same way" be changed to give the best transition?
A. No change
B. In fact,
C. In addition,
D. In contrast,
A. In fact
Write: use the proper transition word when writing.
Select the word that means produced.
For most of the twentieth century, people with disabilities faced discrimination and were often kept at home. But the Americans with Disabilities Act wrought many changes.
Wrought
Who is Capulet talking about in these lines, and why?
"Go to, go to. You are a saucy boy. Is 't so, indeed? This trick may chance to scathe you, I know what. You must contrary me. Marry, 'tis time.- Well said, my hearts!-You are a princox, go. Be quiet, or-More light, more light!-For shame! I'll make you quiet.-What, cheerly, my hearts!"
Tybalt - he doesn't want Tybalt to make a scene at his party.
What is an allusion, and what is its purpose?
Write: an allusion is a reference to a famous work of literature or historical figure; its purpose is to relate to the situation in the story.
If you are asked what the "impact" of a word is, you are being asked for...
A. What the word emphasizes.
B. Why it matters to the text.
C. It's overall significance.
D. All of the options.
D. All of the options.
Write:
- Impact = significance/importance
A Dramatic Difference
Many of us can agree that there is nothing quite like a great movie; through the magic of special effects, we can be transported deep within a volcano or to the outer reaches of the universe. In the same way, with all that movies can do, why should we ever go to a play? Though movies have their merits, a recent study has shown that watching live theater can benefit us by increasing our knowledge and allowing us to witness characters' experiences in a powerful way. For these reasons, people, particularly students, should have opportunities to attend live theater performances.
What is one way the author effectively introduces the main argument of the passage?
A. Providing a definition
B. Providing historical background
C. Recalling personal memories
D. By acknowledging an alternate claim
D. By acknowledging an alternate claim
Write:
- Acknowledging the other side when it says, "Movies have merits."
Select the word that means a fixed idea about a group that may be unfair or untrue.
American runner Anne Garrett didn't take up running until age 72. At 80, she set a record for the half-marathon in her age group. She defies the stereotype that older people don't exercise, but she encourages kids to run too.
Stereotype
What is Juliet talking about when she says...
"O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable."
She wants Romeo to swear his love by something more consistent than the moon.