An example of this "The chilren's singing sounded like a choir of angels."
What is simile?
100
Defined as a statement about a whole group based on information about part of the group.
What is generalization?
100
The standard dictionary meaing of a word.
What is denotative meaning?
100
To be effective, it should have logical reasons and evidence to support a viewpoint.
What is an effective argument?
200
A group of related images.
What is imagery?
200
"The cousins fought like cats and dogs."
What is a cliche?
200
This pattern of organization is best because Will wrote an essay about professional sports in which he divided the topic into the categories of baseball, football, basketball, soccer and hockey.
What is classification?
200
When an author is partial to one point of view.
What is bias?
200
Gabriel takes the position that students in public schools should wear uniforms. His position on the topic represents ...
What is claim?
300
A character who stands in direct contrast to another character.
What is the foil?
300
"She's got the Midas touch when it comes to the stock market".
What is an allusion?
300
This pattern is best for Calvin who is reading an essay in which the narrator describes events as they occured during the week long camping trip.
What is chronological order?
300
Definition includes the feelings and association that may accompany a word.
What is connotation?
300
The type of claim that suggests what should be done to solve a problem.
What is claim of policy?
400
The main idea or point the author is arguing.
What is thesis?
400
"The veterinarian said the cat would have to be put to sleep."
What is a euphemism?
400
An appropriate pattern for Louis who is writing a paper on the similarities and differences between Egyptian and Mayan pyramids.
What is comparison and contrast?
400
Compares humans and nonhumans according to one characteristic, attributing human characteristics to ideas or objects.
What is personification?
400
"Beagles are currently ranked the fourth most popular dog in the United States". This statement is an example of this.
What is claim of fact?
500
A word, line or event that can be interpreted in more than one way.
What is ambiguity?
500
A conflict between what seems to be and what is, or between what should be and what is.
What is irony?
500
For this situation, a psychology professor begins his lecture" there are several characteristics of the mental disorder known as schizophrenia".
What is listing or enumeration?
500
An idea or principle the writer accepts as true and makes no effort to prove or substaniate.
What is an assumption?
500
To support her argument for bilingual education, May described her feelings of alienation as a Chinese-speaking child in an Engligh-only speaking school. Her evidence is an example of this.