Reading for Writers Exam Review

"Time heals all wounds."

"I've told you a million times to clean your room!"

I sat there in deafening silence.

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." — George Orwell, "1984"

“Poor souls with no one else to turn to.”

I look at the bees as they buzz over the flowers.

"countless cups of coffee" is an example of...

"I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here." — Stephen Bishop

"Oh, great! Now you've broken my new camera. You're such a good friend."

"Katniss is as brave as a lion" is an example of...

Time is a thief.

Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer.

Jim Carrey’s over-the-top physical comedy in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" would be:

"The mail carrier was chased by the dog."

We stopped at Poseidon’s Seafood to pick up the salmon and crab for dinner.

You're hot, and then you're cold... I think we should break up.

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."

 “Sometimes, it’s the invisible parts of a house that exert the strongest influence on the way a house looks.”

“But freedom takes green.”

The wind whispered through the trees.

"Strips of tinfoil winking like people" contains several examples of...

"Weird Al" Yankovic’s music includes songs like "Eat It", after Michael Jackson’s "Beat It."

“But you can't expect a demi-god/ To beat a decapod.”

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of... 

In "Romeo and Juliet," Romeo seeks to bring peace between Mercutio and Tybalt, but his actions lead to Mercutio's death.

"Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling!"

As I bit into the chocolate, the bitter salt brought out the sweet flavor of the caramel.

She ate that math test! I hope she doesn't flex on us too much though.

During a stressful exam: “I love failing—such a great life experience!”

"He was a real Romeo with the ladies"

"Beowulf was bent upon battle" is an example of...

A student asked me if they could go "drop some kids off at the pool."

I'm just going to bite the bullet and turn in my RfW notebook.

“It’s the last solar eclipse of the millennium.”

When I went to the doctor, they checked my BP and pulse.

After losing a championship game: “We didn’t do our best today.”

"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

The Onion publishes fake, exaggerated headlines about real-world issues.

He was crushed that there was no orange soda and he had to drink grape.

Never turn your back on the ocean.

 I felt that I was not arguing with him, but with death itself…

"I break ankles when I play ball" is an example of...

Her smile was bright as the sun.

“For the first time in forever / there’ll be magic, there’ll be fun.”

In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge realizes, after seeing his own neglected grave, that he must change.

"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky" is an example of...

This play was about murder attempts on a reality show where one unqualified man chose from 8 beautiful, talented women.

 "Let me take your order, jot it down / You ain't never had a friend like me”

"Joel threw the paper towards Mrs. B." is

Look out the window, dear! Do you see the deer?

“The White House issued a statement.”

“I came, I saw, I conquered.” – Julius Caesar

“An assassin’s face, fleshy lips, hands like a wolf’s paws. He was so fat he could hardly move.”

He was so happy and joyful when she said "yes" to his prom-posal.