Language Arts Review

How do you create cohesion in an essay?

(it's/its) shows possession.

Identify the proper noun:

What is an extended comparison showing the similarities between two things?

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

definition: Has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone.

What is the term used to describe the beginning of the plot pyramid/story?

definition: direct or dictionary meaning of a word.

An author's use of words (word choice) affects what?

definition: a humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested

"The best way to communicate with fish is to drop them a line" is an example of a ________.

Definition: A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word.

The voice used by an author to tell/narrate a story or poem is called the ______________.

Sensory language/images appeal to what?

In, Around, Above, For are all examples of what?

What is an element of fiction?

Which point of view uses "you"

_____________ is the cat that scratched me!

In an essay where do you use transitions?

Formal Writing Style means you don't use...

Definition: A word or phrase that modified or describes a noun or pronoun.

She had to do everything in her power to muster the energy to be nice to her brother post-fight

What is an antecedent?

Which of the following is not an adverb?

Which of the following is not an abstract noun?

What is theme?

I, he, she , it, you, they are all examples of what?

Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and clauses. Identify which is not a c.c:

Definition: showing similarities and differences between two topics/ideas

In general, a contrast between expectation and reality.

Raining cats and dogs is an example of a _________.

Plot includes:

Free verse is ________________________

A text-dependent analysis (TDA) needs to have what?

An argument that is in opposition to the claim provided in a piece of argumentative writing.

What do gerunds end in?

A pronoun whose antecedent is not clear is called a ____________

The overall emotion created by a work of literature is called ____________

Identify the onomatopoeia:

A noun is a ____________

(you're/your) right, I shouldn't cheat on the test.

They couldn't agree on much, but this dispute promised to drive them even further apart.

An adjective that describes a character in a literary text is called a _____________.

Chron- means?

The point of view that is "all knowing" is called _________.

The crowd's reaction was as frenzied as the flurry of punches being thrown by the fighters.

definition: An exaggeration or overstatement.

A story that tries to explain the origin of the world or natural phenomena.

Identify the intensive pronoun:

A group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem is called a _____________

Which of the following are articles?

Definition: Main point that forms the basis for an argument within a text.

The children were impressed by the formidable size of their huge school.

Definition: The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

Mal- means?

definition: the uncertainty or anxiety you feel about what will happen next in a story.

Flowers danced about the lawn is an example of ___________.

The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot is called _______________

Preposition?: The paint on the canvas will dry very slowly

Which of the following is not an action verb?

Definition: Saying events are the result of the other.

Definition: A written account of another person's life.