Choice of words, clearness, or effectiveness.

What is the contemporary genre characterized by?

Stories focusing on post-war realism and the reality of life

How do you use anomalous in a sentence?

The child was in an anomalous situation.

Use lobbyist in a sentence?

As a lobbyist, I sat and talked with the representative.

What part of speech is petulant? How can it be used?

Adj, She was extremely impatient and petulant.

What is the definition of a genre?

category of artistic composition, characterized by similarities

How would you use egregious in a sentence?

She had egregious abuses of copyright.

What is the theme of “The Veldt”?

How overusing technology can lead to danger

The main idea or underlying meaning

What is the contemporary genre characterized by?

Stories focusing on post-war realism and the reality of life

Put vindictive into a sentence.

The criticism was both vindictive and personalized.

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1
What is diction?
The way the author writes
Choice of words, clearness, or effectiveness.
Where the story takes place
The order in which things happen
2
“I ran as fast as Usain Bolt” is an example of…
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
3
What is the contemporary genre characterized by?
Stories focusing on post-war realism and the reality of life
Stories that focus on older era topics and issues
Stories that address the reader directly, and talk about issues
Stories that primarily focus on fantasy, and the wonders of the world
4
“Chicago” and “The Fly” are examples of which of the following genres
Research document
Confessional poetry
Early 20th-century literature
Descriptive poetry
5
How do you use anomalous in a sentence?
The students were, anomalously, in school by 7 AM sharp!
The child was in an anomalous situation.
Everyone was acting so anomalous and regular.
My mom was so anomalous and calm.
6
Use lobbyist in a sentence?
As a lobbyist, I sat and talked with the representative.
I used to be a bomb lobbyist.
The group downtown was all lobbyists.
His job as a lobbyist must've been hard.
7
Which of the following authors was known for confessional poetry?
Joan Didion
Ray Bradbury
Sylvia Plath
Carl SandsburgSandburg
8
What was one of the poems names that we reviewed by Anne Sexton?
“The Fury of Sunsets”
“Starry Night”
“The Ambition Bird”
“All My Pretty Ones”
9
What part of speech is petulant? How can it be used?
Verb, She was running petulantly.
Adv, The animal jumped petulantly.
Noun, She was using a petulant.
Adj, She was extremely impatient and petulant.
10
What is the definition of a genre?
category of artistic composition, characterized by similarities
tool used to hint at larger themes/ideas/meaning in a piece of writing
way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict/realistic means
figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object/action
11
Which author is known for writing contemporary literature?
Joan Didion
Ray Bradbury
Katherine Mansfield
Coleson Whitehead
12
“You’re awfully good at that” is an example of…
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Personification
13
What type of stories did Ray Bradbury write?
Westerns
Realistic stories
Romance
Science fiction and fantasy
14
The man saying the empty theater was “too crowded” is an example of…
Simile
Situational irony
Metaphor
Dramatic irony
15
“The Mirror” is part of which of the following genres
Research document
Early 20th century literature
Confessional poetry
Descriptive poetry
16
How would you use egregious in a sentence?
The dog couldn't be more excited and egregious.
She had egregious abuses of copyright.
Time was moving egregiously.
It was an egregious and happy place!
17
“Grass” is an example of which of the following genres
Descriptive poetry
Confessional poetry
Early 20th century literature
Research document
18
What is the theme of “The Veldt”?
Think heavily about your actions before you act on them
Put others before yourself
How overusing technology can lead to danger
Don’t get eaten by lions
19
Is “The Nickel Boy’s” based on a true story? If so, what genre?
Yes, historical fiction
Yes, fiction
Yes, science fiction
Yes, fiction
20
What is the Theme?
The order in which things happen in a story
The main idea or underlying meaning
Where the story takes place
A person in a novel or movie
21
What time period is “The Nickel Boy’s” set in?
Early 70’s
Early 60’s
Early 2000’s
Mid 80’s
22
What is the contemporary genre characterized by?
Stories that focus on older era topics and issues
Stories that primarily focus on fantasy, and the wonders of the world
Stories focusing on post-war realism and the reality of life
Stories that address the reader directly, and talk about issues
23
Put vindictive into a sentence.
My mom was vindictively tying the tie.
The book was placed vindictive to the floor.
The criticism was both vindictive and personalized.
The happy dog looked vindictive
24
What is Setting?
How many people are in a story
A person in a novel or movie
The order in which things happen in a story
Where the story takes place
25
What theme best describes “The Pedestrian”?
Compassion
Isolation
Courage
Identity
26
What part of speech is benevolent?
Noun
Adj
Verb
Adv
27
What is the theme of “The Nickel Boys”?
Love
Coming of age
Unity, support, and trauma
Redemption
28
What part of speech is heinous?
Verb
Noun
Adv
Adj

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