repetition, onomatopoeia, minor sentence, connotation

​ repetition, onomatopoeia, minor sentence, connotation

By Amy Lovestrand

Multiple Choice

Read the poem above, what words or phrases are being repeated?

• An alligator ate my homework

• It really broke my heart

• and then it began to chew

Multiple Choice

What is repetition?

• When an author uses dialogue.

• When an author uses the same sound for every word.

• When an author repeats words or phrases over and over to stress something important in a story or poem.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses repetition for emphasis?

• A) She was very, very happy.

• B) She was extremely happy.

• C) She was happy.

• D) She was not unhappy.

Multiple Choice

What is a minor sentence?

• An incomplete sentence that still makes sense without all the necessary information

• A sentence with multiple main verbs

• A sentence with a complex structure

• A sentence with a long length

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a minor sentence in writing?

• To follow the grammatical structure of a full sentence

• To convey a complete thought or idea without necessarily following the grammatical structure of a full sentence.

• To add unnecessary complexity to the writing

• To confuse the reader

Fill in the Blank

What is this type of sentence?

Loneliness.

Multiple Choice

What is connotation?

• The way the word sounds

• The literal definition of a word

• The emotions, feelings, and ideas associated with a word.

• The dictionary definition

Multiple Choice

Which phrase has a negative connotation? 

• Spoke with arrogance
• Spoke with confidence 

Multiple Choice

Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

Multiple Choice

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a unique object

• a strange object

Multiple Select

The connotation of a word can be

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What is onomatopoeia?

• The repetition of letter sounds

• An obvious exaggeration

• A word that names a sound

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  

• croak
• Mrs. Davis
• frogs
• pond

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

• basketball

• swish

• onomatopoeia

• net

Multiple Choice

Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence.

Miranda hurled the tomato off the building and watched it ________ on the sidewalk.

• fall

• land

• splatter

• explode

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia to describe a bee?

• The busy bee flew behind us.

• The busy bee buzzed all around the hive.

• The busy bee was as active as a hurricane.

• The bee moved around the hive a million times.