Poetry and S-V Review

What is the purpose of a Limerick?

What is the proper rhyme scheme for a Limerick?

Pretend each number represents the syllables in each of the corresponding lines of a Limerick.

Which option would NOT be considered a proper Limerick?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS LIMERICK?

There once was a girl in a castle

Who looked just as fresh as a flower

Her hair was like silk

Her skin smooth as milk

But her breath made the strongest knight cower.

What is necessary in a Free Verse poem?

"Eating can not be a band-aid for all of your problems..."

What is this an example of?

Muhammed Ali: "I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!"

What is this an example of?

A library should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas.

"The flowers begged me to water them as they lay there brown and withered."

What is this an example of?

"I'm so sad that I'm drowning in tears."

What is this an example of?

The Beatles: "Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."

What is this an example of?

The Beatles: "...there is still a LIGHT that SHINES on me."

"Tiffany's offensive remarks disturbed Jeffrey."

1. The complaints throughout the classroom is/are becoming extremely disruptive.

2. Everyone on the basketball team need/needs to make sacrifices in order for us to win.

3. We need to remember that there is/are struggles in everyone’s lives.

4. Every worksheet, notebook, and pen was/were left scattered throughout the classroom.

5. Two cups of rice is/are usually enough to feed a family of three.

6. The swim team, together with the cross country and soccer teams, compete/competes at the highest level in Bangkok.

7. Either the pigs in the barn or the horse in the field was/were making a lot of noise last night.

8. All of my friends from high school still live/lives in the same town.

When do we use a subject compliment?

What part of speech can a subject compliment be? (Check all that apply)

What can adverbs describe? (Check all that apply)

In the following sentence, what is the word "bitter"?

"The landlady's tea became extremely bitter."

Which sentence works with the following diagram?