Vocab/Grammar
Their, there, and they're are all commonly referred to as this
What is Homophones?
A short story that contains a moral:
What is a Fable?
An extravagant exaggeration
What is a Hyperbole?
A statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay.
What is a Thesis Statement?
A stanza or poem consisting of four lines.
What is a Quatrain?
Two sentences that are joined together incorrectly with only a comma
What is a Comma Splice?
Rewording for the purpose of clarification
What is Paraphrasing?
A specific number of dots that indicate silence or that time has passed.
What is Ellipsis?
One must look for these relevant quotations and concrete details that support the main idea when writing an essay or answering a question
What is Supporting Detail?
A Japanese poem composed of three un-rhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, usually containing a season word.
What is a Haiku?
A sentence composed of one independent clause and one dependent clause
What is a Complex Sentence?
Firsthand information about people or events
What is a Primary Source?
Informal words or expressions: (ex: 'kicked the bucket')
What is Colloquialisms?
Relating what you've read to another text, the world, or yourself/own life
What is Making Connections?
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's actions:
a punctuation mark used between parts of a compound word
What is a Dash?
A short account of an incident, usually personal
What is an Anecdote?
Passing referene or indirect mention
What is Allusion?
Visual aids that provide extra information about a topic in an easy to read format.
What is a Sidebar/Bulleted List?
A kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet
What is a Limerick?
The reference of the places you got your information from
What is a Works Cited?
Convinces readers to agree with a position, change a view on an issue, reach an agreement, or perform an action
What is Persuasive Argument?
A style that uses fictional characters and events to describe a subject
What is a Allegory?
A graphical representation of information or data intended to present complex information quickly and clearly
A lengthy lyric poem typically of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanza structure.