an author's main idea
What is the central idea/controlling idea?
A paragraph in a poem
What is a stanza?
When, where, and what is happening when a story takes place
What is the setting?
An incomplete sentence
What is a fragment?
The why behind things an author does.
What is author's purpose?
Support of claims
What is the evidence?
Pattern of end rhyme in poetry
What is rhyme scheme?
Physical description, action, inner thoughts, reactions, and speech of a character
What is characterization?
Two complete sentences connected by conjunction and a comma
What is a compound sentence?
The universal message of a piece of writing
When an author addresses the claim opposing their own.
What is a counterclaim?
Intentional continued use of words or phrases
What is repetition?
What is verbal irony?
A sentence fragment with a subordinating conjunction connected to a complete sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
An object or a color that represents something else.
What is symbolism?
An ending statement that calls the reader to do something with the information they are given.
What is a call to action?
Comparison using is or are
What is a metaphor?
When the audience is aware of something that the characters are not
What is dramatic irony?
Your main argument in a persuasive piece
What is thesis statement?
The author's attitude or feelings towards the subject of their writing
What is tone?
Evidence that is research-based
What is empirical evidence?
Two lines of poetry with the same end rhyme
What is a couplet?
A very specific way to categorize character types
Punctuation that connects two complete sentences with the same topic.
What is a semicolon?
In a piece of writing when an author makes a reference to another piece of literature, movies, TV show, etc.
What is an allusion?