GRAMMAR & CONVENTIONS
The punctuation mark used to join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
These must contain both a noun and a verb.
What is a clause?
In the line “Time crept forward, dragging its feet,” what effect does the figurative language create?
What is Personification?
Giving human like characteristics to non-human objects.
What is a personification?
Tells the reader what the essay will be about. It is the last sentence in the introduction paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
Identify the sentence type:
“Although the storm was intense, the team continued playing.”
What is a complex sentence?
These may be joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction, a semicolon (if closely related), or may stand on their own.
What are independent clauses?
The authors attitude towards a subject is known as ________.
When the audience knows something that the character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
This part of the introduction paragraph is used to get the reader interested in what you're writing about.
What is a hook?
This punctuation mark is used to introduce a list, explanation, quote, or important idea.
What is a colon?
These contain both an independent and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a complex sentence?
Reading between the lines to understand implied meaning is called this.
What is an inference?
When an author hints at future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
These signal a change or continuation of direction within an essay.
What are transition words?
A mnemonic device used to remember coordinating conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
Contains a dependent clause and at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
The deeper meaning or life lesson in a text is known as the ______.
A reference to another work, historical event, or figure.
What is an allusion?
These should each focus on a different aspect of an essay's thesis.
What are body paragraphs?
The following two sentences follow _________ structure.
The sky darkened. The wind rose. The trees bent. And still, no one came.
The lights flickered. The ground trembled. The silence deepened. And still, no one answered.
What is Parallel Structure?
This sentence structure involves combining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like and, but, or, so, or yet.
What is a compound sentence?
Alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, and rhythm.
What are sound devices?
When the outcome of a situation is different from the expected outcome?
What is situational irony?
This rhetorical device appeals to the readers emotions.
What is Pathos?