Roots
ambi- as in...ambidextrous, ambivalent
What is both or around?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
The first 'D' in the DIDLS strategy stands for this
What is diction?
Used to end a statement.
What is a period?
The 'S' in SOAPSTone stands for either of these
What is speaker or subject?
photo- as in... photosynthesis, photographic
What is light?
Giving an animal, object or idea human characteristics
What is personification?
"The cat was on the desk." is an example of this in the DIDLS strategy.
What is details?
This type of noun must be capitalized, for example "ashley jones" instead of "Ashley Jones."
What is a proper noun?
The people who you intend to read your writing is called this
What is the audience?
bio- as in... biology, biography
What is life?
Repetition of the 1st consonant sound at the beginning of words.
ex. "She sells sea shells by the seashore."
What is alliteration?
"The sky was filled with fluffy clouds that soon darkened and filled the ground with huge puddles." This is an example of...
What is imagery?
Correct this sentence.
She went jogging, dancing, and to the mall.
What is she went jogging, dancing, and shopping?
persuade, inform, or entertain
What is the author's purpose?
graph- as in... phonograph, autograph
What is to write?
A word or phrase that isn't taken literally
What is an idiom?
"The cat is on the desk." is an example of this type of sentence.
What is simple?
Use this punctuation before any coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet)
What is a comma?
You can use the SOAPSTone strategy to better understand a piece of writing or to do this
What is plan your own writing?
phono- as is phonograph, phonetically
What is sound/voice?
Contradictory terms appearing in conjunction such as "love-hate relationship"
What is an oxymoron?
When a literary work evokes certain feelings in a reader its referred to as this
What is mood?
Elements alike in function should also be alike in function
What is parallelism?
The author's attitude towards a subject
What is tone?