Poetry
An author's attitude towards a subject, usually explained in 2 words
Tone
An individual in a literary work
Character
Your argument, placed in the introduction, that outlines what the rest of your paper will be about.
Thesis Statement
The main idea of an informational text
Controlling idea
Which of the following is a noun?
Anna's shirt is is super sparkly.
shirt
The words and phrases used specifically to help the reader to imagine each of the senses: smell, touch, sight, hearing, and taste.
Imagery
The universal message of a work, what the author is trying to teach you
Theme
What kind of essay are you writing for the ENG II STAAR test? In this type of writing, what do you have to do?
Persuasion, take a position
The reason that an author writes a piece. What types are there?
author's purpose: to entertain, to explain, to persuade
Which of the following is a pronoun?
Elias saw a snake slithering in his backyard.
his
The person the reader is supposed to imagine is talking -- the voice in the poem (NOT NECESSARILY THE POET/AUTHOR).
Speaker
Name the 5 parts of a plot in order
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is the acronym to use for your body paragraphs to explain your reason?
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The person/people a piece of writing is written for
Intended Audience
Which of the following is an adjective:
Jason bought his girlfriend the gold earrings from her Christmas list.
gold
A figure of speech that compares two or more things that have something in common. Implies the comparison instead of directly stating it--does not use like or as. Example: Love is a Journey
Metaphor
Written conversations in a literary work
Dialogue
What type of sentence is the following: The students should pay attention in class since the test is coming up in a few days.
Complex
A brief description of the text in it's entirety
Summary
Where should the comma be inserted:
Everyone should vote and they need to support their friends and families to do the same.
Everyone should vote, and they need to support their friends and families to do the same.
A change in the mood, tone, or subject matter.
Shift
Another word for drawing conclusions, looking for what "isn't there" in a text
inference, inferencing
What type of the sentence is the following:
Aaron stood there texting and holding his basketball underneath the pavilion.
simple
The type of essay to write in English 1 EOC
expository
Which of the following is a preposition:
All three children were sitting by the oak tree.
by