A writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally; often used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things
What is Figurative Language?
What is a noun?
Tells about the subject or tells what the subject is doing
What is predicate?
ex: The large, brown dog ran quickly down the path.
A type of thesis statement in which you present your argument
What is a claim?
A collection of images in a literary work
What is imagery?
The words used to name actions, feelings, or a state of being
What is a verb?
Consists of two or more independent clauses with no punctuation or connector (conjunction) between them
What is a run-on sentence?
ex: We headed off to the game during the rain the rain stopped before we got there.
What is third person?
The ordinary form of written language; writing that is not poetry, drama, or a song
What is prose?
How one thing relates to another in terms of location, time, or movement
What is a prepositional phrase?
It make sense on its own
What is independent clause?
ex: The professor always comes to class fully prepared.
Opposes your thesis statement
What is a counterclaim?
A figure of speech in which “like” or “as” is used to make a comparison between two basically unlike subjects
What is a simile?
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It is a sentence that is missing either a subject or a predicate?
What is a fragment?
ex: To score well on the ACT.
Uses character, credibility, and ethics to persuade
What is Ethos?
The set of associations that occur to people when they hear or read a particular word
Give descriptions about which, how many, or what kind.
What is adjective?
Two independent clauses are connected with only a comma
What is a comma splice?
ex: The student studied very hard, she scored a 100% on the exam.
Factual information that supports thesis
What is evidence?