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Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
Simile
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What is the correct order for the heading?
Your name, my name, class, date
Your name, class, my name, date
Your name, my name, date, class
Your name, date, class, my name
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Which of these words has the most positive connotation?
impassioned
forceful
blunt
urgent
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Is this a metaphor?
No
Yes
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Which is correct?
independent clause; FANBOYS independent clause
independent clause, FANBOYS independent clause
independent clause, FANBOYS, independent clause
independent clause FANBOYS independent clause
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Hyperbole is...
A word representing a sound
A comparison using like or as
Giving human characteristics to something
An exaggeration
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Ethos means . . . .??
Trust, Leader, Celebrity
Emotional, Silly, Angry
Who knows?
Brains, Logic, Smarts
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Which is correct?
"quote." (Jones 1).
"quote" (Jones 1)
"quote" (Jones 1).
"quote" (Jones 1)!
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What is an anecdote
small and interesting lessons and stories
long and detailed story
A lesson
short and quick book
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What is the correct spacing?
Single
Double
Any spacing is fine
1.5
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Which is correct?
independent clause; independent clause
dependent clause, dependent clause
dependent clause; dependent clause
independent clause; dependent clause
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Connotation can be positive or negative
True
False
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Verbal irony occurs
when the speaker says the opposite of what is meant.
If the speaker is unintentionally offensive
mostly in works of fiction
when everyone knows what is being discussed except one character
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When is a semicolon used?
to introduce a quote
to link closely related clauses
they don't link anything
to link different clauses
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Which source is most likely to provide the most reliable updates about voting results on Election Night?
Social media
A partisan website
The Associated Press
Exit polls
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Which is incorrect?
complete sentence: quote
complete sentence; quote
lead in, quote
infuse "your quote" into the sentence
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What is dramatic irony?
When what is on the surface differs radically what is actually the case.
Hints to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story.
A central character who lacks conventional heroic attributes.
When the audience knows something that the characters don't.
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In citations, should you put the author’s first, last, middle name, or title of the work first?
Middle name
Title of the work
Last name
First name
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Why is wikipedia considered to be an unreliable source?
all of the above
experts may not have reviewed the site's entries
information can be outdated
information can be wrong
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Which is NOT true of the works cited page?
indent every line after the first line of the entry
ABC order
double space
full heading in top, left corner
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Pathos means the . . . ?
Brains, Facts, Logic
Somewhere in the middle
Emotional, Silly, Angry
Trusted, Leader, Celebrity
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Connotation is...
the same as denotation
not related to diction
the emotional weight of a word
all of these
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Where does your works cited page go?
At the beginning of your paper
At the end of your paper, on a separate page
Right after your conclusion paragraph
In the middle of your paper
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Which is NOT true of the works cited page?
full heading in top, left corner
ABC order
indent every line after the first line of the entry
double space
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Logos means the . . . .
Brains, Logics, Facts
Trusted, Leader, Celebrity
Emotional, Silly, Angry
I have no idea.
26
Which is correct?
17, January 2023
January 17 2023
17 January 2023
January 17, 2023
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This quote ends with a period. Which of the following in-text citations is correct?
"The morning house lay empty." (1)
"The morning house lay empty" page one.
"The morning house lay empty" (1).
"The morning house lay empty." (1).
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Which of the following in-text citations for this quote is correct?
"In the living...seven-nine!" (Bradbury, 1).
"In the living...seven-nine!" (Bradbury 1).
"In the living...seven-nine" (1, Bradbury)!
"In the living...seven-nine" (Bradbury)!
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What is Situational Irony?
someone says the opposite of what they really feel/mean.
when the opposite of what is meant to happen, happens.
when audience is aware of something that the character isn't
OH HOW THE TURN TABLES HAVE
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Find the hyperbole (exaggeration)
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home
Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times
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Your works cited page should not be double spaced.
False
True
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What is the point of a thesis statement ?
To hook the reader
To close the essay
To inform the reader what the essay is going to be about; state your claim
Provide background information
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A Works Cited list is not required if all in-text citations have the author and page # of source
False
True
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Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
Simile
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Allusion
To make evident or prove
A reference to a well-known person, place or event
The power to bring about a result
To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand