Figurative Language
"This city never sleeps" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
"The leaping lizards loved the lollipops" is an example of this term.
What is alliteration?
This is the place in the introduction where the thesis statement goes.
What is the last sentence (or end)?
The punctuation marks that separates two complete sentences joined by a conjunction (and, or, nor, but, yet, so, for)
What is a comma?
The attitude a writer takes towards a subject
What is tone?
What is a simile?
"Buzz," "Hiss," and "Pow" are examples of this term, often used in poetry.
What is onomatopoeia?
An informative essay does not have this type of paragraph, which must be included in an argumentative essay.
The punctuation mark that acts as a period, separating complete sentences that are related and not joined by a conjunction
What is a semicolon?
The universal lesson that is explored in a work of literature
What is theme?
What is hyperbole?
"Rage againt the dying of the light" contains the repetition of vowel sounds, which is referred to by this term.
What is assonance?
"It freaked him out" is an example of this type of wording, which should never be used in an essay.
What is informal language?
The punctuation mark used to introduce lists or to present an explanation / definition
The rhetorical appeal that shows good character and credibility
What is ethos?
"My soul was a lampless sea" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is metaphor?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines is often referred to by this term.
What is anaphora?
This must always follow a direct quote or textual evidence in a body paragraph or constructed response answer.
What is explanation? (Development or discussion are also acceptable answers.)
This punctuation mark indicates explanation or interrupts an abrupt change in thought and often signals for the reader to pause
What is a dash?
The strategy that should be followed when giving a constructed response answer
What is ACE?
"That woman is pretty ugly" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an oxymoron?
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of the purple curtain" is an example of this word, which refers to the repetition of consonant sounds in words. (Alliteration is a form of this word.)
What is consonance?
The number of passages that must be referred to at least once in an EOC essay.
What is two?
This is used for titles of short stories, poems, essays, articles, chapters, etc.
What are quotation marks?
Who is Emerson?