Stems
Literary Terms
Formal Writing
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100
The stem that means pull
What is tract
100
The feelings the author has about his or her topic
What is tone
100
The ratio of evidence and analysis
What is 30:70
100
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
What is personification
100
The stem that means end
What is fin
200
The stem that means god
What is theo
200
The words of a particular group of people
What is dialect
200
The correct way to format the title of a novel, or longer text.
What is italics
200
The feelings the author causes in the reader
What is mood
200
When a well known historical person, character, or event is referenced.
What is allusion
300
The stem that means break
What is fract
300
The repetition of the vowel sound in a serious of words. For example: hear the mellow wedding bells
What is assonance
300
The correct way to format the title of a short text, such as a poem or short story
What is parenthesis
300
The words an author chooses to use
What is diction
300
The stem that means full of
What is ous
400
The stem that means flat
What is platy
400
Telling a short story to make a point. It is usually true and personal.
What is anecdote
400
Correct MLA formatting of a paper
What is size 12 font, Times New Roman, double spaced.
400
Repetition of the consonant sound throughout a line. For example:sent and went
What is consonance
400
The stem that means nature of
What is ine
500
The stem that means walk
What is ambul
500
Comparing two things NOT using like or as. For example: His words were cotton candy: sweet, delicious and smooth.
What is metaphor
500
The words from the works cited that you use to create your in text citation.
What is the authors last name, or the first 3 words of the citation
500
Using the senses to describe something in as much detail as possible to create a picture in the reader's head.
What is imagery
500
The stem that means six
What is hexa
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