Story Structure
Stories that are about true events are what genre?
Nonfiction!
Metaphor
What's wrong with this?
john doe
In what format must all essays and citations be written?
MLA Format
Jane Schaffer
What is the most exciting part of the plot?
Climax
What genre of writing really relies on figurative language to help bolster its creation?
Poetry.
What must you ensure you add when you quote a text?
A proper citation
What is the most important part of an essay?
The thesis
Finish this line: Thank you for doing that like a _____
Civilized human
Exposition.
Name all figurative language present in this short story.
Bang! The car flew off the road like a rocket, shattering to a thousand pieces."
Onomatopoeia, simile, hyperbole.
What is the subject and predicate of the following sentence?
Through the woods, past the mountains, in the castle, the king ruled.
Subject: King
Predicate: ruled
The concluding sentence of a conclusion paragraph should be very similar to what?
Beary!
Define theme.
The moral or lesson of a story.
Bonus 200 points: What is a theme from one of the stories we read this semester?
Litotes.
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and Dependent
Bonus 300 points: What is the difference?
Where you explain the implicit details of a quotation is the _____ sentences?
Commentary sentences
What is the accursed name we as a class gave Icarus's father?
Daddylus :(
A nonfiction text, written in story format is called what?
Personal Narrative
"I got a new set of wheels!" is what type of figurative language?
Synecdoche
If you have a sentence with two independent clauses and a dependent clause, you have what type of sentence?
Compound-Complex
Why is a good strong thesis crucial in writing?
It will help drive your paragraph.
What's the best beverage?
Coffee.