Quiz on 4/2/15 Flashcards
Quixotic
Originated from Don Quixote; trying to do something not capable of, but still trying
Protagonist
Lead in play or story
Pejorative
Derogatory, depreciation, belittling
Nemesis
Rival
Hubris
Over-confident, snob-like
Subordinating conjunction
Used in beginning of dependent clauses
Subordinating conjunctions are found in
Complex sentences
Examples of subordinating conjunction
Since, though, providing that, because
Subordinating conjunctions used in a sentence
Once I went to the ice cream shop, I felt complete.
Limerick
Five lines; rhyme scheme: aabba; 8-10, 8-10, 5-7, 5-7, 8-10 syllables
Expect a cumulative sentence, participle, participial phrase, and prepositional phrase
I gazed out, looking intently across the lake, wanting to start anew in a fresh location, inspired by the aesthetics of Mother Nature.