A | B |
ambidextrous | able to use both hands |
augment | to make larger |
dour | stern, gloomy |
opulent | wealth |
reiterate | to say again |
deploy | to arrange |
fortitude | courage |
tentative | uncertain |
benevolent | kind |
cursory | hasty |
comtemplate one's future | muse |
showing extreme attention to details | meticulous |
stare at in amazement | gape |
a deceptive appearance | guise |
look over carefuly and critically | scrutinize |
What is the subject? The girls' basketball team elected Mary as the captain. | team |
What is the verb? Call me after school. | call |
You (was, were) responsible for getting the costumes. | were |
In most insects, a network of tubes (carries, carry) air throughout the body. | carries |
What is a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, history | allusion |
What is the main character | protagonist |
opposition between 2 forces | conflict |
code of behavior for medieval knights | chivalry |
a long, perilous journey in search of something of value | quest |
imitation of a work of literature | parody |
the central idea or insight revealed by a work of literature | theme |
traditional story that is roted in a particular culture, is basically religious, severs to explain a belief | myth |
The romance as a form of literature developed in | France |
Romances began in the ___ century | 12th |
The primary purposes of romances was to celebrate the ideals of | chivalry |
Wandering story singers are called | troubadours |
Everyone (was,were) offered a prize. | was |
opposite of "perpetuate" | discontinue |
opposite of "amicable" | quarrelsom |
opposite of "exhilarate" | depress |
opposite of "inclement" | pleasant |
opposite of "pliable" | rigid |
Sentence/Fragment During the nigt of the huge storm | fragment |
Sentence/Fragment I like the book she likes the movie. | fragment |
Sentence/Fragment Bring your books to class. | sentence |
What is the subject? There is a football game tonight. | game |
William Shakespeare is my favorite "poet". | predicate noun |
The principal wrote "me" a letter. | indirect object |
The necklace is "beautiful". | predicate adjective |
The students took the "exam" on Friday. | direct object |
The winner of the lottery is "Julie". | predicate noun |
Alex or the other boys (is, are) going to the game. | are |
The other boys or Alex (is, are) going to the game. | is |
Alex and Emily(is, are) sisters. | are |
The machine is not being nice to me. What is the poetic device | personification |
My mother washed (her,his) car last Saturday. | her |
Peanut butter and jelly (is, are) my favorite type of sandwich. | is |
The author of the Pearl is | John Steinbeck |
What stings Coytito? | scorpion |
What does Juana use as a poultice for Coyotito's wound? | seaweed |
The doctor changes his mind and agrees to treat Coyotito because | he has heard of the pearl. |
What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino's pearl? | it is too large |
How does Kino react when Juana attempts to steal the pearl from him. | He punches her in the head and kicks her |
How does Kino acquire his canoe? | He inherited it |
Hemingway is an icon | masculinity |
Stein refers to them as the | Lost Generation |
Hemingway was introduced to the sport of | boxing |
Hemingways new style | minimalist |
Hemingway's nickname | PaPa |
____ gesture in the face of death | graceful |
Highest literary honor won by Hemingway | Nobel Prize |
Heminway is awarded the ___ for The Old Man and the Sea. | Pulitzer Prize |
A story that tells a lesson | parable |
TYPE OF SENTENCE Stop the car with the baby in it | exclamatory |
TYPE OF SENTENCE Stand out of his way | imperative |
author of Le Morte Darthur | Sir Thomas Malory |
Who said: We have not even ... for the heroes of all time... | Joseph Campbell |
Pulling Up the Baobab Tree is a | epic |
Oral historians from Africa | griots |
When the doctor says, "I am a doctor, not a veterianary" he reveals his | desire for a fee for his service |
How can you correct "can be even worser" | can be even worse |