Rhetorical Devices
Sentences - Grammar
The Essay
Rebels and Rickords
MLA
100
A device used to persuade or subtly influence the audience. It's a question asked not for the answer, but for the effect. It is used to emphasize a point or just to get the audience thinking.
What is a rhetorical question?
100
These are conjunctions used to combine two complete sentences.
What are FANBOYS?
100
An introduction always includes these three things.
What is a hook, transition, and thesis statement?
100
Northeast's twitter handle
What is @Rebelsnortheast?
100
What point and font do you need to use for MLA format?
What is 12-point Times New Roman?
200
Being with him was like sitting through a Twilight Marathon, all sparkles and self-loathing.
What is a simile? A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things
200
Two be a complete sentence, a sentence must have three things.
What is a subject, verb, and complete thought?
200
Body paragraphs are connected with these.
What are transitional sentences?
200
What is Mrs. Rickords' maiden name?
What is Luett?
200
Right or Wrong (Rickords, 24).
What is wrong?
300
The repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech. It can be used in novels and short stories, but it's most commonly seen in poetry, essays, and formal speeches. Example It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
What is anaphora?
300
The three ways to fix a run-on sentence.
What is 1) a period and capital letter 2) a semi-colon 3) a comma and a FANBOYS
300
Every paragraph in the body of the paper should begin with this.
What is a topic sentence?
300
Total enrollment at Northeast Community School District
What is 800 students?
300
The way a Works Cited page is organized
What is alphabetical order?
400
Words, phrases, or paragraphs with a similar structure EXAMPLE: I went to the store, parked the car, and bought a pizza.
What is parallelism?
400
Since it was terribly cold, school started two hours late.
What is a complex-sentence? What is a D,I sentence?
400
What elements should be present in a conclusion?
What is 1. A restated thesis statement 2. Summary of the main ideas 3. Connection back to hook and/or title
400
Dayton's real hair color
What is brown?
400
Leads into word-for-word quoted evidence
What is a signal phrase (tag)?
500
A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds.
What is an allusion?
500
Strong writers use commas before conjunctions. Which are NOT correct ways to use a comma before a conjunction? A. We were hungry, so we grabbed a burger. B. He wanted to buy the new game, but he didn't have enough money. C. Do you want to ride your bike, or your scooter? D. I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
What is C. Do you want to ride your bike, or your scooter? D. I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
500
The seven elements of a strong paragraph.
What is 1. Topic sentence 2. Supporting details 3. Evidence 4. Elaboration 5. Evidence 6. Elaboration 7. Transition or concluding sentence
500
The reason Mrs. Rickords became a Rebel.
What is Easton Valley?
500
Using the author's exact words in your paper without any quotation marks and in-text citation
What is plagiarism?
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