To present information and details; one kind of "author's purpose."
What is to inform
100
Deals with human experiences that are found in any particular time period or cultural environment
What is Universal theme
100
Also known as "poetic language," includes devices such as metaphor, simile, personificatio and alliteration
What is Figurative Language
100
Separate independent clauses, restrictive phrases, direct address, before and after quotations, between the date and the year, and after the street address and PO Box addresses.
What is a Comma
100
Meaning "within"
What is Intra
200
For whom the author is writing
What is audience
200
The background for the action of a story which includes time, place and general surroundings
What is Setting
200
Tell of the story of the extraordinary deeds by supernatural heros and villains
What is Epic poem
200
Marks that signify a direct quotation and include punctuation marks inside them
What are Quotation Marks
200
Meaning "negative"
What is "non"
300
The attitude the author has toward the work
What is tone
300
Statements an author makes about a character through description or narration, observation, other characters' opinions, and actions
What is Characterization
300
A short poem, usually has a rhyme scheme and conveys emotion and thought
What is A Lyrical Poem
300
A sentence containing one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
What is a Complex sentence
300
Meaning "before, in front of in"
What is "pre"
400
To urge action on an issue; one kind of "author's purpose"
What is to persuade
400
Leads the plot; the lead character
What is protagonist
400
Using words whose sounds suggest their meaning
What is Onomatopoeia
400
Word performing the action
What is the Subject
400
Meaning "out, not"
What is "en"
500
A writer's unique way of conveying the point he/she wants to express