LITERARY TERMS 1
LITERARY TERMS 2
Non-fiction Terms
THE WRITING PROCESS
USAGE AND CONVENTIONS
100

A technique used by writers that suggests that their arguments make the answer obvious or self-evident. These questions do not require a reply.

What is a rhetorical question?

100

A character in a story who speaks directly to us and uses I is using this perspective

What is First Person Point of View?

100

This refers to the listeners or spectators at a speech or performance or the intended readership for a piece of writing

What is the audience?

100
The use of another's words or ideas, whether intentional or unintentional, and claiming them as your own.
What is plagiarism?
100
When they finally breached the walls of Massada in A.D. 73. The Romans were amazed at what they found. Identify the error in the sentence/passage.
What is a sentence fragment?
200
A writer's attitude toward his subject, communicated through diction, choice of details, or ditect statements of his or her position. It reflects the feelings of the writer.
What is tone?
200
The author uses descriptive or figurative language to create word pictures for the reader.
What is imagery?
200

The circumstances surrounding any situation

What is context?

200
Brainstorming, diagramming your thoughts with a web or other visual aid, and outlining those ideas for a writing activity.
What is prewriting?
200

Nearly fifty years later Lewis Keller bought the Oakhurst property and he was a golf lover. 

Where should the commas go in this sentence?

What is "Nearly fifty years later, Lewis Keller bought the Oakhurst property, and he was a golf lover."

300

literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

What is mood?

300
The audience or reader knows information that the characters do not know.
What is dramatic irony?
300

What the speaker is writing/talking about

Who is the subject?

300
This usually appears at the end of your first paragraph in a research paper, and should cover only what you will discuss in your paper.
What is a thesis statement?
300
The difference in its and it's
What is it's = it is while its shows possession?
400

Making someone or something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets.

What is ridicule?

400
"Small yellow creatures bob like dandelions in the field," is an example of the use of what literary device.
What is a Simile?
400

The means of persuasion in any given situation

What is rhetoric?

400

This occurs after you have finished drafting an essay and includes making changes for clarity and grammar. 

What is revision?

400
Taylor had the ___________grades in school. Complete this sentence using the superlative form of the word
What is Best?
500

The set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence. Along with diction, it is one of the key ways writers convey meaning in a text.

What is syntax?

500

A dramatic understatement. This usually occurs in satire.

What is litotes?

500

Greek for “mask;” the face or character a speaker shows to their audience

What is persona?

500

This must be present in an argumentative essay, but it should not appear in an informative essay.

What is a counterclaim?

500

Original sources of information; anything from firsthand documents, such as poems, diaries, court records, documents, and interviews to research results generated by experiments, surveys, etc.

What are Primary sources?

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