The universal and opinionable idea expressed in a text.
What is theme?
100
This literary device makes bees "buzz" and cows "moo".
What is onomatopoeia
100
This is the central message of a nonfiction text.
What is main idea?
100
An attention grabber at the start of an essay.
What is a hook?
100
This sentence, but with proper use of commas:
Rice which is grown in many countries is a staple food throughout much of the world.
What is Rice, which is grown in many countries, is a staple food throughout much of the world.
200
The point of view for this sentence:
"Stan looked deeply into Sharon's eyes, longing to tell her his true feelings. She looked away; she knew then that she would never truly love him."
What is 3rd person omniscient?
200
This dramatic element occurs when the characters lack some knowledge that the audience has.
What is dramatic irony?
200
This type of writing is meant to convince the reader to take the side of a debate that the author is on.
What is persuasive writing?
200
These turn into your two body paragraphs for your persuasive essays.
What are two reasons?
200
The word in this sentence that needs to be capitalized:
"I applied to be a spy for the Central Intelligence agency, but my old teacher Ms. H told them I don't have what it takes to be an agent."
What is Agency.
300
Based on the following sentence, you could assume this character trait about the speaker:
"I was horrified by my hotel room - it only had ONE flat screen TV and the Jacuzzi was HALF the size of the one I had back home!"
What is pretentious/snobby/ etc?
300
This poem makes heavy use of this literary device:
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
dirt is brown,
and so is my poo!
What is imagery?
300
These are the main methods of persuasion, according to Aristotle.
What are logos, ethos, pathos?
300
The thing that this intro is missing:
"Have you ever had to wear uniforms? Uniforms are not beneficial for students because they inhibit creative expression and force students to spend extra money on clothes."
What is background info/context?
300
The word that is missing an apostrophe:
Sallys four door jeep had a big dent on the hood from a rock - she keeps trying to get it fixed, but she is lacking funds to pay for it.
What is Sally's?
400
The following sentence has this type of tone:
"His cold, dead face had none of the warmth he had when he was alive. I sobbed into my black sleeves and longed to hear his voice again."
What is mournful (or something similar)
NOT SAD
400
"When I saw her face, my heart became ice,
easily chipped, frozen in time,
cold to the world and everything else,
until it can be melted with someone's smile."
What is metaphor/extended metaphor.
400
"Dentists recommend Dentafloss 9 out of 10 times."
What is ethos?
400
The word that you could include in this passage to improve flow:
"I think uniforms are tacky looking. I also think that they are dumb, and not cool."
What is furthermore, or something similar?
400
The error that is present in this sentence: I went to the movies to see Star Wars, I enjoyed the lightsaber fight.
What is comma splice?
500
This literary device gives the following sentence a romantic tone:
"I felt my face grow warm with flush, and my heart beat against my chest."
What is sensory language/imagery?
500
This dramatic element tells us what characters are physically doing onstage.
What are stage directions?
500
This is the author's purpose for the following excerpt:
"I love my country. Truly, I do. But must we use our military destroy the countries of other nations, who love their land as much as we love ours?"
What is to persuade / argue against war?
500
You must include this thing to demonstrate that you are considering both sides in your persuasive writing.
What is a counterargument?
500
How could you fix a run-on sentence without having to use a conjunction?