Jigsaw Lessons Assessment

“Hard to see, the dark side is.”

“I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse."

“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

What is jargon?

A(n) _____ is a change in the ordinary meaning of a word or phrase.

A trope in which a speaker or writer cleverly needles another person; found extensively in African-American English.

“The winnah, and still heavyweight champeen of the world _ Joe Louis.”

"Life is a highway."

_____ uses a quiet message to make its point.

Which type of punctuation calls attention to a necessary detail that isn’t relevant in the sentence?

“Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.”

_____ helps us understand things by drawing comparisons between a known and an unknown.

"We're about to school y’all in psychology like Abraham Maslow."

A(n) _____ is a special arrangement of words.

“Some of the [the “prisoners”] rebelled violently _ others became hysterical or withdrew into despair.”

_____ uses words to convey a meaning opposite to their literal meanings; used to create special effects in argument.

_____ structures create a style of writing by using _____ clauses which are similar in length, wording, and emphasis.

A(n) _____ compares two things, often point by point, to show similarity or emphasize a point in comparison.

What is the purpose of slang?

_____ helps to interpret tone and emotion while establishing rhythm within a writing.

Word choice and introduction of sentences aids writing and makes it less repetitive.

What is the association people make with words?

“...where organized Black history was born, where gospel music was born, where jazz and the blues were reborn...

“Rosa sat so that Martin could walk. Martin walked so that Obama could run. Obama ran so that our children could fly.”