What is an Idiom?
A phrase that has a meaning different from the dictionary definition.
"From ancient grudge break to new mutiny"
The continuation of the hostility between the two families have the potential for new conflict to arise.
Define symbolism
Symbolism occurs when a word which has meaning in itself but is used to represent something entirely different.
Identify the figurative device in the example: The loud silence of night keeps him awake.
Oxymoron
What is the function of a dash in the following sentence: Benny - who owns the dogs - was late for work.
To separate clauses in a sentence.
Identify the figurative device in the example: We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait for others to awaken.
Alliteration
Punctuate the following sentence: he woke up at six o clock this morning
He woke up at six o’clock this morning.
Define hyperbole
An extravagant exaggeration.
"Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents' strife."
It refers to how the tragic fate of Romeo and Juliet ends their families' long-standing feud.
Define irony
The opposite of what is expected takes place
"The which if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend."
It means that if the audience listens carefully, any shortcomings in the story will be made up for with the effort put into the performance.
Identify the figurative device in the example: The wet firewood hissed and crackled, but did not want to burn at all.
Onomatopoeia
Identify the figurative device in the example: The tall trees were curtains that surrounded us during our picnic.
Metaphor
Punctuate the following: tigers elephants deer monkeys and crocodile can be found in corbett national park
Tigers, elephants, deer, monkeys and crocodile can be found in Corbett National Park.
What is the function of the hyphen in the following sentence: Robynne lives in a densely-populated city.
It acts as a modifier to form a compound adjective.
"Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean"
The normal/civilized people of Verona are killing their neighbors.
Explain the reason for the punctuation in the abbreviation: Sept.
Abbreviations have an end full stop if the last letter of the full word and the last letter of the abbreviation are not the same.
Puncatuate the following:do you thinks its coming this way tommy whispered to his sister
"Do you thinks it's coming this way?" Tommy whispered to his sister.
What is the function of a semi-colon in the following sentence: Alice was bold; her brother was careful.
To connect two independent clauses (i.e., complete sentences) in a sentence.