Arranges information according to a progression of time, either forward or backward
What is chronological?
200
An extreme exaggeration for comedic effect.
What is a hyperbole?
200
Person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
200
The primary purpose of a novel.
What is entertainment?
200
Has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
What is a compound complex sentence?
200
Arranges information according to how two or more things are similar to and different from one another
What is compare and contrast?
300
Susie sells seashells by the seashore.
What is alliteration?
300
The insect, A COCKROACH, is crawling across the kitchen table.
What is an appositive?
300
An essay that shows the similarities and differences between two or more items.
What is a compare and contrast essay?
300
Has two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
300
Describes ideas in order of priority or
preference.
What is order of importance?
400
The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their decent to the ground.
What is imagery?
400
BEFORE CLASS, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.
What is a prepositional phrase?
400
Gives reason for how or why something happens.
What is an explanatory essay?
400
Has one independent and one dependent clause
What is a complex sentence?
400
Describes physical location or position
in space.
What is spatial?
500
"I am just going outside and may be some time."
(Captain Lawrence Oates, Antarctic explorer, before walking out into a blizzard to face certain death, 1912)
What is an understatement?
500
EVEN THOUGH THE BROCCOLI WAS COVERED IN CHEDDAR CHEESE, Emily refused to eat it.
What is a subordinate clause?
500
Why students should eat breakfast.
What is an example of a persuasive essay?
500
The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
What is a complex sentence?
500
Organizes the information in a natural way according to topic.