Diction
Resources
Writing Strategies
Vocabulary
Repeats
100
Two words that mean the same thing.
What is a synonym?
100
A thesaurus
What is a book full of synonyms?
100
Authors use diction to make the reader feel something.
What is creating tone?
100
The exact meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
100
These are words that mean the same thing, but have different shades of the same meaning.
What is diction?
200
Words that mean the opposite of each other.
What is an antonym?
200
A place you look for the pronunciation of a word.
What is a dictionary?
200
Authors use language that impacts the five senses to illustrate for the reader.
What is imagery?
200
Which word is the negative connotation definition? scent or odor
What is odor?
300
Which word is the positive connotation? "Loquacious" or "Chatter Box"
What is Loquacious?
300
This is a book you use when traveling to help you route your way.
What is an atlas?
300
When you come to a word in a sentence that you do not know, there are strategies you can use to figure out what the word means.
What is "words in context"?
300
When you look at the other words in a sentence to figure out the meaning of a word you don't know is called...
What is "Words in Context"?
400
If someone says, "Let us stroll down the beach." Is the word 'stroll" a denotative or connotative definition for the term "walk".
What is connotative?
400
Where is the first resources you use when preparing to write a research paper?
What is an encyclopedia?
400
When writing a personal narrative, the author should always have two people talking to each other to move the storyline along.
What is dialogue?
400
The exact definition of a word is called...
What is the definition?
400
This is the punctuation a reader see to know he or she is reading dialogue.
What are "quotation marks"?
500
In the sentence, "The apple was sweet and sour at the same time." Is the word "apple" a connotative or denotative definition?
What is what is denotative?
500
You will find this resource in the back of a text book in alphabetical order.
What is a glossary?
500
It is important to use capitals, end marks and commas when writing, because it gives the reader silent clues.
What is punctuation?
500
The terms Friends and enemies are...
What is an antonym?
500
Which word has the positive connotation? pond or swamp
What is "pond?"
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