An author's prejudice (fishermen talking about overfishing)
What is biased?
100
This shows sequence of events in the order they appeared.
What is chronological order?
100
To write about vivid images (ex: to tell of the smell of a trashcan to convince neighbors to put them inside)
What is descriptions?
100
The time and place where events take place.
What is the setting?
200
An exaggeration to make a point. (ex. My sister is the meanest person to ever live.)
What is a hyperbole?
200
A reference to something well-known to prove a point.
What are Allusions?
200
Explains arrangement of details according to their physical position.
What is spatial order?
200
My sister is the worst hypocrite I know - everything I'm not supposed to do, like slam doors and eat ice cream out of the box, she does!
What is example?
200
The person who is telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
300
The ten tulips twisted and turned in the tornado.
What is alliteration?
300
A material written or made at the time in question.
What is a primary source?
300
This shows the relationship of events and their results.
What is cause & effect order?
300
People can't sit around hoping for the sun to shine through the clouds - someone once said "You can't sit around waiting for the storm to pass - you have to learn to dance in the rain."
What are quotations?
300
An unrealistic, flat character.
What is a flat character?
400
(ex.)
Don't dump the baby out with the bathwater.
What are idioms?
400
A citing where information was found, usually found near the end.
What is a bibliography?
400
This is used to give directions and show steps along with showing the order in which things should occur.
What is sequential order?
400
To restate an unfamiliar word or phrase to tell what it means.
What are definitions?
400
(each is an example)
- A person fighting a lion.
- A person fighting depression.
What is external and internal conflict?
500
(ex.)
The tornado turned into a bull, charging mercilessly into everything in it's path.
What are metaphors?
500
A writer's account of his/her own life.
What is an autobiography?
500
Assigns things to certain groups based on their characteristics.
What is classification order?
500
Comparing two or more things in a negative or positive light.