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Main Idea,
Diction and
Tone
Purpose, and
Function
© 2006 by Mr. Mayers
Inference and
Vocab. in
Context
Grammar and
Point of View
Syntax
Figures of
Speech
The Declaration of
Independence utilizes what
level of diction?
Elevated or Formal
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Main Idea, Purpose, or Function?
Suzanne Collins addresses the
socioeconomic inequality through the
characteristics of the Districts in The
Hunger Games.
Purpose
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What can you infer from the
line:
“Romeo, Romeo, Romeo,
wherefore art thou Romeo?
Why do you have to be called Romeo? Or Juliet hates that he has the
name of her enemy Montague.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I
Have a Dream Speech” is
written in what point of view?
1st Person Point of View
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What sentence pattern is this:
Do you have the time?
interrogative
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What is the implied meaning
of a word, NOT the
dictionary meaning of it.
connotation
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“The El”, “LSD”, “Da Bulls”,
and “Chiberia” are all what
type of diction? (not slang)
colloquialisms
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Main Idea, Purpose, or Function?
The story of Romeo and Juliet contains
two star-crossed lovers born from
rivaling families.
Main Idea
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When Mercutio attempts to
“conjure up” Romeo by
teasing him with descriptions
of Rosaline, one can infer that
Mercutio still thinks:
.
Romeo is still sad over Rosaline
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Identify the pronoun AND its
antecedent (Need to get both
correct)
The car had its share of accidents.
Pronoun = its
Antecedent = car
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The following sentence pattern
has a problem with what?
I have tried, lied, and will fail.
Parallel structure
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What is a reference to another
literary work, movie, or
historical event?
Allusion
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“Your gentleness and virtue
pervade my soul with
veracity and vengeance”. The
type of diction used here is
__.
Abstract
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Main Idea, Purpose, or Function?
Shakespeare uses rhyming
couplets between Friar Lawrence
and Romeo to enhance the theme
of matrimony and unity.
Function
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What is the definition of the underlined
word?
The students were being obstreperous
in the library by loudly singing
musicals.
Disruptive and rowdy
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What specific point of view is
established below:
The boy new what he needed to do
even though the wizard was unsure, and
the king was conflicted with his sanity.
Third Person-Omniscient
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This sentence uses what
advanced syntax technique?
My mind can strive, my mind
can motivate, and my mind is
my own.
anaphora
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“This is the best thing
EVER!”
is an example of what?
hyperbole
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When an author or speaker
writes something that is
contrary to what he or she
actually feels, the tone
typically being used is called
____
Sarcastic
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Main Idea, Purpose, or Function?
Shakespeare utilizes the structure of a
sonnet in the dialogue between Romeo
and Juliet when they first meet.
Function
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Identify the meaning of the
underlined word:
Caleb decided to be taciturn
towards his friends by not
texting them in order to cut
them out of his life.
Cold and distant
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Identify the clause AND the type of
clause. (Need to get both correct)
Whoever delivered the briefcase was a
threat to security.
Clause = Whoever delivered the briefcase
Noun clause
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What sentence pattern is this:
When all else fails and when
the end seems near, we begin
to live.
periodic
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“Seasons of mists and mellow
fruitfulness” is an example of
what?
euphony
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When an author or speaker
attempts to educate his or
audience, the tone typically
being used is called ____
didactic
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What purpose is served when
Mercutio comments on the
character of Tybalt in Act II
Scene 3?
Shakespeare criticizes the arrogance of the nobility in his audience
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Identify the meaning of the
underlined word:
He assuaged the baby’s cries
by rocking it and singing to it.
Make less severe or to pacify
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Identify the clause AND the type
of clause. (Need to get both
correct)
We liked the house that had a
beautiful red door.
Clause = that had a beautiful
Relative clause
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What sentence pattern is this:
“The apparition of these faces
in the crowd, petals on a wet,
black bough.”
juxstapostion
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“Twas brillig and the slithy
toves” is an example of what?
Cacophony
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