Haynes Asyndeton

Fill in the blank: Asyndeton is the opposite of _____

• axion

• analogy

• anaphora

• polysyndeton

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Fill in the blank: Asyndeton is the deliberate skipping of one or more _____

• nouns

• adverbs

• conjunctions

• adjectives

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which is the correct way to spell “uh–SIN–di–ton”?

• asyndatan

• asyndeton

• asindeton

• asyndetan

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Change this polysyndeton into syndeton: "The air was thick, and warm, and heavy, and sluggish."

• The air was thick, warm, heavy, sluggish.

• And the air was thick, warm, heavy, sluggish.

• The air was too thick, too warm, too heavy, and sluggish.

• Not only was the air really thick, but it was also quite warm, sort of heavy, and rather sluggish

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Change this example of asyndeton into polysyndeton: “My friend is dead, my neighbor is dead, my love, the darling of my soul, is dead.”

• “My friend is dead, my neighbor is dead, my love, the darling of my soul, is dead.”

• Not only is my friend is dead, but also my neighbor is dead, which is my love, which is the darling of my soul, who is dead.”

• “Also my friend is dead, my neighbor is dead, my love, the darling of my soul, is dead.

• My friend is dead, and my neighbor is dead, and my love, and the darling of my soul, is dead.

Fill in the black: In the sentence: “After seeing all the evidence, I agree. They disagree,” the lack of the conjunction “but” _____ the difference of opinion.

• hides

• understates

• emphasizes

• foreshadows

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Some common conjunctions in English are _____

• and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet

• yellow, tall, slow, dark, skiny, wide, funny

• chair, desk, horse, person, speaker, bus, road

• scream, run, hide, laugh, walk, play, listen

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: The purpose of a conjunction is to ____ ideas.

• separate

• combine

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

True or False: The sentence, “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently,” is an example of polysyndeton.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Fill in the blank: Asyndeton _____ the phrase or sentence and polysyndeton _____ the phrase or sentence.

• speeds us, slows down

• slows down, speeds up

• carries, blocks

• symbolizes, shows

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5