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Potpourri
100
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
100
I think studying a little bit each night will help me do better on the test.
What is an opinion?
100
to consider all the ways two things are similar
What is compare?
100
The story takes place on a ranch in California in the 1930s.
What is setting?
100
a statement that can be proven to be true
What is a fact?
200
events leading up to the climax
What is rising action?
200
In "Romeo and Juliet" love is a turbulent, joyful, overwhelming force that is more important than all other values, loyalties, and emotions.
What is theme?
200
to give reasons or tell about something in a clear or easy-to-understand way
What is explain?
200
I told the story based on what I thought really happened. He told an entirely different story.
What is point of view?
200
the attitude of the writer toward the subject or audience (how the author feels about what he/she is writing about)
What is tone?
300
a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
300
I thought "Lost" was confusing with the way it always jumped back to a character's life before the crash on the island.
What is flashback?
300
to express the same message in different words
What is paraphrase?
300
Does using words like "adamantine" and "pachyderm" make me sound smart?
What is diction?
300
the level of trust that an audience has or will have in the speaker
What is credibility?
400
difference between what might be expected and what actually occurs
What is irony?
400
statistics, quotes from experts, personal experiences, etc.
What is evidence?
400
to make an educated guess based on the evidence provided
What is an inference?
400
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
400
a release of emotional tension
What is catharsis?
500
an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
What is euphemism?
500
I write like I dress-smart, thrifty, and with a sense of humor.
What is style?
500
to examine and judge carefully
What is evaluate?
500
awfully good
What is oxymoron?
500
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
What is rhetoric?
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