Grammar
This type of sentence has an independent clause and a dependent one:
What is a complex sentence?
Authors are creative with this term, explaining not only the physical descriptions but time and place as well.
What is setting?
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
an appeal to emotions
what is pathos?
This author was an important member of The Inklings, who met at a pub in England.
Who is JRR Tolkien?
This common error is missing something: Which is why I get popcorn at the theater.
What is a fragment?
Similar to mood, this device is the author's feelings towards a subject.
What is tone?
Need a way to show someone you care? Try giving them lemonade and cookies, like this character in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".
Who is Mrs. Flowers?
an appeal to intellect
what is logos?
This Asian-American author is famous for her depictions of generational differences.
Who is Amy Tan?
This style of formatting is used in English papers.
What is MLA?
The overall idea or concept driving the story
What is theme?
Located in Middle Earth, the Shire is home to this character.
Who is Bilbo Baggins?
an appeal to credibility
what is ethos?
Raised in the American South, this author had an eerie style that gave him the title of Father of Gothic literature.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This term means that an author should include a reference to his source within the essay itself.
What is in-text citation?
Something that represents or stands for another.
What is a symbol?
Amy Tan is the master of this literary device, as shown through her graphic details of a Chinese Christmas dinner.
What is imagery?
This object, as used in one of the section titles of Fahrenheit 451, allows water to pour through but not sand.
What is a sieve?
Raised in the American South, this author was awarded the presidential medal of honor for her work as a poet and activist.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This concept creates clarity by matching two parts of speech within the sentence:
What is subject-verb agreement?
Readers learn that Hobbits enjoy eating and celebrating as described through this literary device.
What is characterization?
This cookbook approaches history from a culinary perspective.
What is American Cake?
The outer part of a fireplace, as depicted in the first section of Fahrenheit 451.
What is the hearth?
His newly released book (2022) asks readers to reevaluate their understanding of plants effect on the mind.
Who is Michael Pollan?