Figurative Language
This device gives human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
This mode explains ideas objectively and presents general truths.
What is exposition?
Titles of books are formatted this way in MLA.
What is italics?
These conjunctions include words such as "and," "yet," "for," "so" ...
What are coordinating conjunctions?
A sentence missing a subject or complete thought is called this.
What is a sentence fragment?
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” is an example of this.
What is hyperbole?
This mode tells a story or relates events over time.
What is narration?
Titles of articles, poems, and songs are formatted this way.
What are quotation marks?
"However," "therefore," "moreover," "for example," are examples of these.
What are conjunctive adverbs?
Two independent clauses with no punctuation create this error.
What is a run-on sentence?
This type of figurative language includes metaphors, similes, and idioms.
What is a figure of speech?
This mode uses sensory detail and spatial organization.
What is description?
This type of citation appears in parentheses at the end of a sentence.
What is a parenthetical citation?
"Because," "while," and "as" are examples of this conjunction.
What is a subordinate conjunction?
A word that modifies a verb, often ending in -ly, is this.
What is an adverb?
This occurs when expectations are flipped or outcomes are unexpected.
What is irony?
This is what MOD stands for.
What are the Modes of Discourse?
Using your own words to compress an author’s ideas is called this.
What is summarizing?
This is the conjunction writers should not use at the beginning of a sentence in a formal response.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A noun or phrase that renames another noun is called this.
What is an appositive?
This device appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, etc.).
What is imagery?
This mode includes additional strategies such as comparison, definition, and/or division analysis.
What is exposition?
This is how the Works Cited page entries are organized.
What is alphabetized?
This is the punctuation mark missing in the following sentence: "I am late ___ howerver ___ fully rested."
What is a comma?
This is the comma a writer may choose to include in a serial list before the coordinating conjunction "and." For example: She selected pink, white, and purple flowers.
What is the Oxford Comma?