Midterm Preparation

1. BINGO
Read 142
Review of Chapter 6 & 7

2. TONE
 WB has a network symbol, too. CBS
has its unblinking eye; NBC its
multicolored peacock. The WB
symbol is a frog. It shows no early
signs of princely aspirations.

3. TONE
 Oscar Wilde, the British writer,
defined eternity like this: Two
people and a ham.

4. Figurative Langauge
I did not object to the
object.

5.  The dictionary definition of a
word.

6. Tone
 The film has everything a
blockbuster should- big history, big
danger, big romance, Leonardo Di
Caprio, big special effects, Leonardo
Di Caprio, the “event” size runing
time, Leonardo Di Caprio, and a
record 3,103 US theaters in which
to weave its considerable spell.

7. Figurative Language
 My children love to listen to the
snap, crackle, pop of their Rice
Krispies.

8. TONE
 God Bless Bob Dole and Bill Clinton.
Long may they waver.

9. Tone – Special Effects
The dark shadow of a deep
disappointment settled on us.

10. Slanted Language
 He had to use a fire distinguisher to
put out the flames.

11. Tone
 Give me a thousand kisses, then a
hundred,
Then another thousand, then a
second hundred,
Then still another thousand, then a
hundred
 Catullus

12. Figurative Language
 Before Watergate the realm of
politics was a land of orchards and
sweet-running streams; after
Watergate the realm of politics was
a swamp inhabited by foul and
crawling things.

13. TONE
 British Admiral David Beatty had
just watched two of his battle
cruisers explode and disintegrate
under German fire at the Battle of
Jutland, May 31, 1916. Admiral
Beatty then commented: “There
seems to be something wrong with
our bloody ships today!”

14. Slanted Language
 The nurse informed the doctor that
his patient left AMA.

15. Figuartive Language
 Fear knocked on the door. Faith
answered. There was no one there.

16. Figurative Language
 “The hundreds of faces staring at
them looked like pale lanterns in
the flickering candlelight.” – Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
(116).

17. Definition
 The feeling, mood or emotional
quality of a piece of writing.

18. Figurative Language
 The President was awaiting news
from the Pentagon.

19. Slanted Language
 The problem with kids these days is
they spend too much time in front
of the idiot box.

20. Slanted Language
 As the couple left the restaurant,
the man casually reached over the
hostess’ counter to grab a wood
inter-dental stimulator.

21. Slanted Language
 My colleague whispered to me in a
department meeting that our boss
was experiencing “domestic
discord”.

22. Slanted Language
 The witness could not answer the
question. He could only say,“the
information is on the tip of my
tongue.”

23. Situation: You meet a guy for the first time
Threatening Response: “Hello”
Non-threatening Response: “I am a nun.”

24. Slanted Language
 Mr. Magoo’s bad eyesight caused
him to stumble around and bump
into objects. Due to pressure from
the federation (fearing that it might
offend blind people), Disney finally
announced that the new Mr. Magoo
would not be blind, but rather
“visually limited.”

25. Definition
 The cluster of suggestions, ideas, or
emotional associations a word
conjures up.

26. Slanted Language
 After lying to his wife about working
late at the office, the man returned
home to an empty house. He had
picked up the dry cleaning on the
way home out of guilt. Now as he
hung it in his wife’s closet, he
noticed a new and expensive man’s
sports jacket. He found himself in a
Catch 22.

27. Slanted Langauge
 Most ads have sales for a limited
time only.

28. Slanted Langauge
 I am not applying to UC Berkeley
because I don’t want to go to
college with a bunch of tree
huggers.

29. Figurative Language
 The woman entered her unlit home,
saw a shadow and let out a silent
scream.

30. Definition
 Needlessly dense language used to
obscure meaning