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100
An idea, noun you cannot see, hear or feel
What is abstract?
100
A short phrase that expresses a wise idea.
What is aphorism?
100
To clarify or explain the meaning.
What is interpret?
100
Reviewing a piece of writing to make adjustments to content, clarity and correctness.
What is revision?
100
The distinctive style or manner of expression of the writer.
What is voice?
200
Allegory
What is a story with a deeper meaning
200
Bias
What is an author's preference for one side of an issue.
200
Parable
What is a simple story illustrating a moral or lesson?
200
A generalized statement or oversimplified view that disregards individual differences.
What is stereotype?
200
Tale
What is a story that is often humorous and includes exaggerated events for effect?
300
A reference to a famous person or work of literature
What is allusion?
300
Cliche
What is an overused expression?
300
Personification
What is giving human qualities to non-human things?
300
Rhetorical question
What is a question that has an implied response and does not require an answer?
300
Thesis
What is explains the question the writing will address?
400
Analyze
What is breaking down something into individual parts?
400
Comma Splice
What is two sentences joined incorrectly by a comma?
400
Primary source
What is a first hand account of an event (diary, journal, etc.)?
400
Suspense
What is a feeling of growing tension in a piece of writing?
400
The lesson or moral a writer wants a reader to learn.
What is theme?
500
A point-by-point comparison of two dissimilar things
What is analogy?
500
An expression whose meaning is different from its literal meaning.
What is idiom?
500
Pun
What is a play on words?
500
A literary element used for effect, a person, place or things represents something beyond its literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
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