Essay Writing
Poetic Devices
Miscellaneous
Grammar
Miscellaneous 2
100
Stating your opinion in an essay (the step that comes before providing evidence).
What is a claim
100
Assigning human traits/actions/qualities to things that aren't human
What is personification
100
Writing to explain the facts is known as writing to_____________________
What is writing to inform/explain
100
A subject, verb, and a complete thought is also known as a _______________ clause.
What is an independent clause?
100
A category is also known as a _______
What is a genre?
200
Evidence in your essay is also known as...
What is a warrant?
200
A group of lines in poetry.
What is a stanza
200
Writing to take a stand/state your point/convince the reader is known as writing to....
What is writing to argue...
200
An attempt at a sentence that is missing a subject, verb, or fails to be a complete thought is also known as a ______________________________.
What is a sentence fragment?
200
The use of words to imitate sounds is also known as...
What is onomatopoeia ?
300
Explaining how your warrant supports your claim is known as your...
What is your analysis ?
300
Beginning several words in a row with the same consonant sound...
What is alliteration
300
Shakespeare's sonnets were ___________ lines long.
What is 14?
300
This piece of punctuation can be used to join two independent clauses that are closely related.
What is a semi-colon?
300
The main idea or meaning of a text...
What is a theme?
400
Exploring the other side of the argument is known as...
What is the counterclaim?
400
Language that appeals to your senses...
What is imagery
400
Exaggeration is also known as this literary device
What is hyperbole?
400
A string of independent clauses joined together without the proper punctuation...
What is a run-on sentence?
400
We used an excerpt from a book to write our fourth quarter essay. What's the title of this book?
What is Nickel and Dimed?
500
Poking holes in the counterargument is known as..
What is the rebuttal?
500
Two lines back to back that have the same rhyme...
What is a couplet?
500
When an object represents an idea...
What is symbolism?
500
FANBOYS are also known as _____________________.
Coordinating conjunctions.
500
The typical rhyme scheme of a Shakespearian sonnet looks like this:
What is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG?
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