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Poetic Devices
Drama Terms
Antonyms and Synonyms
It starts with the letter P
Subject-Verb Agreement
Troublesome Verbs
A little bit of this, a little bit of that.
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Sorrow knocked on my door
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The books crashed to the floor with a loud bang,
as the bee buzzed around my head!
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Her mind fixes on the black-and-white of faraway
times, long-ago feuds, and family friends.
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My love is a bird that cannot fly. My heart
is a closed door.
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Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet
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When a character on stage is talking to the
audience. Romeo does this when he asks the
audience if he should respond to Juliet who is on
the balcony talking about her love for Romeo.
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Romeo is the character who we are pulling for
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At the end of the play, the chorus comes on stage
and tells the audience what happens after the
play what happens to the characters.
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The two candidates were engaged in an argument
over school bonds. Engaged in this sentence
means To plan to get married To be involved in a
discussion To be in the middle of something
interesting
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My mom berated me for not calling when I was
going to be late. The antonym of berated
is Hugged Praised Criticized Calling on the phone
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His designs were influenced by the great Italian
architects. What does INFLUENCE mean in this
sentence?
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My aunt from Alabama said, That poor child was
left in the home for three days until someone
found her. Gracious sakes alive. What does POOR
mean in this sentence?
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the ordinary form of written language, not
poetry, drama, or song
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a play on words a word has more than one
meaning Mercutio Tomorrow you shall find me
a grave man.
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repetition of phrases or words that have
similar grammatical patterns You can save a lot
of money by giving up trendy clothes,
staying home, and eating inexpensive food like
macaroni and cheese.
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the assumed or false name of an author Sam
Clemmons wrote under the name Mark Twain.
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There is a party of people outside on the
lawn. There are a party of people outside on the
lawn.
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Either Sam or Sally win every contest. Either
Sam or Sally wins every contest.
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Neither pizza nor french fries appeals to
me. Neither pizza nor french fries appeal to me.
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Each of you has thirty minutes to finish the
quiz. Each of you have sixty minutes to take
the test.
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Stacey is laying down on the floor watching a
movie. Stacey is lying on the floor watching a
movie.
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She lay down for an hour yesterday when she had a
headache. She laid down yesterday when she had a
headache.
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John set on the couch to rest for awhile. Julia
set the books on the desk.
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The teachers smile inferred her approval. We
inferred from her smile that she was happy.
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Rewrite this sentence so that is not in passive
voice The news of the teams victory was
received with applause.
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I did not see the true affects of the hurricane
on our house until the trees and mud were cleared
away. Correct this sentence.
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After reading To Kill a Mockingbird, we can infer
that Aunt Alexandra stopped trying so hard to
make Scout into a lady. We can imply from what
Atticus teaches his children that he is a decent
human being. Which of these sentences is written
correctly?
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The bookstore sold t-shirts to students with blue
and white stripes. Correct this sentence.
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PERSONIFICATION
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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ALLITERATION
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METAPHOR
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ANTAGONIST
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ASIDE
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PROTAGONIST
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EPILOGUE
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INVOLVED IN A DISCUSSION
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PRAISED
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TO BE AFFECTED BY
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DISTRESSED, PITIFUL, PATHETIC
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PROSE
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PUN
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PARALLELISM
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PSEUDONYM
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There is a party of people outside on the
lawn. is relates to party not people.
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Either Sam or Sally wins every game. Two
subjects joined with or or nor require a
singular verb.
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Neither pizza nor french fries appeal to me. When
both singular and plural subjects are joined with
or or nor, the verb must agree in number to
the subject nearest it.
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Each of you has thirty minutes to take the
quiz. When modifying words each, any, or
every come before the subject or subjects, the
whole unit is considered singular. Every man,
woman, and child is a free citizen.
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Stacey is lying on the floor watching a movie.
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She lay down for an hour yesterday when she had a
headache. Lie to rest Lying, lay, lain
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Julia set the books on the desk. Sit- to occupy a
chair Set- to place or put in order
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We inferred from her smile that she was
happy. Infer- to draw a conclusion to guess
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We applauded when we heard of our teams
victory. Active voice the subject performs the
action. This is the way you want to write. The
player threw down the bat. Passive the subject
receives the action. The bat was thrown down by
the player.
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I didnt see the EFFECTS of the
hurricane Effect noun Affect verb- We were
tragically affected by the hurricane.
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We can infer that Aunt Alex stopped trying so
hard Infer-to guess or draw a
conclusion Imply- to suggest- His smile implied
that he was happy with the decision.
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The bookstore sold t-shirts with blue and white
stripes to the students. Watch those misplaced
modifiersthe t-shirts, not the students, have
blue and white stripes!!
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