Read the following passage:

"That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

Based on this line, what can the reader infer with regard to Daisy's intentions?

In chapter three, Gatsby's guests are described as behaving "according to the rules of behavior associated with amusement parks." What can the reader infer as to how Gatsby's guests behaved?

Read the following passage:

"Some time before he introduced himself I'd gotten a strong impression that he was picking his words with care"

Based on this line, what can the reader infer about Gatsby?

Read the following passage:

"He smiled understandingly- much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced-or seemed to face- the whole eternal world for an instant, and then concentrated on your with an irresistible prejudice in your favor"

What is the best word for the tone in this passage?

___ means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.

Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, and Chronological are all examples of:

Read the sentence below and choose the option that maintains parallel structure:

When Delores realized that her father had made lima

beans and rice for dinner, she ___, claimed to feel

nauseous, and excused herself from the table.

Read the sentence below and choose the option that maintains parallel structure:

Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her

mouth open, ___ finding her wet towels all over the

bathroom floor.

Read the sentence below and choose the option that maintains parallel structure:

To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard,

do the dishes, or ___.

Which word has a positive connotation?

Which word has a negative connotation?

The term that means the feelings and ideas associated with a word

The actual dictionary definition of a word

The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds, such as buzz and hiss

A figure of speech that uses contradictory terms, which means words that don't appear to go well together, like icy hot or pretty ugly

Exclaiming "oh great" after failing an exam

In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move while the audience is aware.

A pilot with a fear of heights

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

Parallel structure, also called parallelism, is the repetition of ______ within a sentence.

Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?

Positive Connotation: Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Paco appreciated the gallery owner's ___ effort to include artwork from the local community.

“The Rose That Grew From Concrete”

Tupac Shakur

Did you hear about the rose that grew

from a crack in the concrete?

Proving nature's law is wrong it

learned to walk with out having feet.

Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,

it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete

when no one else ever cared.

The “rose that grew from concrete” is an example of which of the following poetic devices?

“This Is Just To Say,” William Carlos Williams

I have eaten

the plums

that were in

the icebox

and which

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

The section that is underlined is an example of which of the following poetic devices?

Excerpt from “A Red, Red Rose,” Robert Burns

O my Luve is like a red, red rose

That’s newly sprung in June;

O my Luve is like the melody

That’s sweetly played in tune.

So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I;

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a’ the seas gang dry.

The stanza that is underlined contains two examples of which of the following poetic devices?

Excerpt from “I Hear America Singing,” Walt Whitman

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,

Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,

The section that is underlined is an example of which of the following poetic devices?

Excerpt from “Still I Rise,” Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

The sections that are underlined are examples of which of the following poetic devices?

Nothing Gold Can Stay,” Robert Frost

Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay.

The section that is underlined is an example of which of the following poetic devices?

Excerpt from “She Walks in Beauty,” Lord Byron

She walks in beauty, like the night

Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that’s best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Thus mellowed to that tender light

Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

The section that is underlined is an example of which of the following poetic devices?

Excerpt from “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The sections that are underlined contain examples of which of the following poetic devices?

Excerpt from “There Will Come Soft Rains,” Sarah Teasdale

There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,

And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;

And frogs in the pools singing at night,

And wild-plum trees in tremulous white;

Robins will wear their feathery fire,

Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;

And not one will know of the war, not one

Will care at last when it is done.

The sections that are underlined are examples of which of the following poetic devices?

Excerpt from “As I Walked Out One Evening,” WH Auden

'I'll love you, dear, I'll love you

Till China and Africa meet,

And the river jumps over the mountain

And the salmon sing in the street,

'I'll love you till the ocean

Is folded and hung up to dry

And the seven stars go squawking

Like geese about the sky.

The sections that are underlined are examples of which of the following poetic devices?

“We Real Cool,” Gwendolyn Brooks

The Pool Players.

Seven at the Golden Shovel.

We real cool. We

Left school. We

Lurk late. We

Strike straight. We

Sing sin. We

Thin gin. We

Jazz June. We

Die soon.

In addition to alliteration, rhyme, and assonance, this poem is an example of which of the following devices?

This is a rhetorical device in which someone asks a question without expecting an answer

The rhetorical appeal used when writers or speakers draw on the emotions of the reader or audience.

A short pointed statement that expresses a wise or clever observation about the human experience. They are often metaphors.

The rhetorical appeal used when writers or speakers offer clear examples and proof. They develop ideas with appropriate detail, and they make sure that the readers follow the progression of ideas.

A reflection of a writer's or a speaker's attitude toward the subject matter.

The rhetorical appeal used when writers or speakers connect their thinking to the reader's or audience's own ethical or moral belief.

Identify the prepositional phrases:

The dog hid underneath the couch during the thunderstorm.

If you work on Saturday, you will not have time.

Because he ran, he was able to catch the bus.

An independent clause...

What type of sentence is this?

The teacher plans to grade all of the missing assignments this evening.

What type of sentence is this?

He ran fast, but she beat him.

A dependent (subordinate) clause...

Identify the dependent (subordinate) clause in the following sentence.

After my dad gets home, we will go to the game.

What type of sentence is this?

My sister continues to excel while my grades are failing.

What type of sentence is this?

While we were eating sushi, my friend told me she was allergic to fish, but she was already having a reaction.

Diction (word choice) can help reveal an author's __________, or attitude toward his or her subject and audience.

Identify the type of phrase in brackets:

Houses are [unbelievably expensive] just now

Identify the type of phrase in brackets

We [met Paul] last week

The yellow-haired cat hid under the couch.

"Yellow-Haired" is a compound __________?

Select the fragment (incomplete) sentence.

Which adverb best completes the sentence?

She ____ laid the baby in the crib.

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question?

Historically, ending a sentence with a preposition (such as at, for, to, with) was considered incorrect in formal writing. However, in modern usage—especially in conversational or informal contexts—ending sentences with prepositions is becoming more acceptable.
Which sentence shows a usage that would have been considered grammatically incorrect in the past but is now increasingly accepted?

In traditional grammar, double negatives (like didn't see nothing or can't hardly) were considered incorrect because they were thought to create a positive meaning. However, in informal speech and some dialects, double negatives are commonly used for emphasis and are becoming more accepted in certain contexts.
Which sentence shows a usage that would have been considered grammatically incorrect in the past but is now increasingly accepted in informal settings?

Read the sentence and answer the question.
Even though she was facing countless obstacles, Maria remained calm and wise like Athena in the heat of battle.

What is the role of the allusion to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, in this sentence?

Use context clues in the following sentence to determine which choice is closest in meaning to the word arduous.
After hiking the steep, rocky trail for hours in the blazing sun, Maya collapsed at the top, exhausted from the arduous journey.

What is the closest meaning of the word arduous as used in this sentence?

Which of the underlined words in these sentences has a less negative connotation than difficult?

Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly?

Read this rule from a style guide, and then answer the question that follows.
Rule #2: Always use "that" to introduce a restrictive clause (a clause essential to the meaning of the sentence). Use "which" for non-restrictive clauses (a clause that adds extra, non-essential information).

Which sentence follows the rule from the style guide correctly?

Rule #3: Use commas to separate independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

Which sentence follows the rule from the style guide correctly?

Which passage shows the best sentence variety?

Which passage demonstrates the best sentence variety and complexity?

In this passage, what is the best transition to add at the start of the second sentence to make the relationship of ideas clearer?

Shakespeare often used soliloquies to explore a character's inner thoughts. These speeches provide insight into the character’s emotions and motivations.

Which of these sentences contains a subordinate clause used as an adverb?

Which of the prepositional phrases in this sentence serves as an adjective?

The knight in shining armor rode bravely toward the castle gates.

Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly?

Read this entry from a style guide. Then, answer the question.

Serial Comma Usage:
(1) Use commas between words, phrases, and clauses that form a series of more than two.
(2) The final comma preceding a conjunction may be included or omitted, based on preference.
(3) In cases where omitting the final comma may result in ambiguity, however, the comma should be inserted.
(4) In cases where the elements in a series themselves contain commas, the items should be separated by semicolons.
(5) If all elements in a series are separated by conjunctions, no commas are necessary, except in cases of ambiguity.

According to the style guide, which of these sentences featuring a series should be revised?

Read the following rule from a style guide, and answer the question that follows:

Rule #1: Use the serial comma immediately before the coordinating conjunction in a series containing three or more items.

Which sentence follows the rule from the style guide correctly?

Which of the following statements is an accurate description of a coordinating conjunction?