Grammar and Literary Devices

Question 1

Which definition of a pun is correct?

Accepted Answer

A humorous use of a word or phrase.

Question 2

What was a motif throughout "The Scarlet Ibis"?

Accepted Answer

Pride comes before the fall

Question 3

Which of the following sentences is an example of a run-on sentence?

Accepted Answer

The dog didn't know how to play Frisbee he couldn't catch it

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of theme?

Accepted Answer

Love comes with consequences

Question 5

What is the difference between mood and tone?

Accepted Answer

The mood=reader and the tone=author.

Question 6

What is the conflict of a story when a man is stuck in the wilderness?

Accepted Answer

Man vs Nature

Question 7

Fix this run on sentence: "It is nearly five we cannot reach town before dark."

Accepted Answer

semicolon after five, period after five

Question 8

Which is an example of mood?

Accepted Answer

The reader feels sad when reading the story

Question 9

Who is the best teacher ever?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Van, Mrs. Van, Mrs. VandenHeuvel, Mrs. Van

Question 10

Which is not an example of an oxymoron?

Accepted Answer

Funny person

Question 11

What event is the climax of the story in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

Accepted Answer

Doodle dying

Question 12

Which word would finish this analogy: "A dog is to a cat as a bark is to a ____".

Accepted Answer

meow

Question 13

True or false: An analogy is a comparison between two very different things.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

"How do you throw a space party? You planet." This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

pun

Question 15

Which of the following is not a type of conflict?

Accepted Answer

Man vs Literature

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