Literary Text
When what is expected is different than the outcome
What is irony?
the attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject
What is tone?
the heart of an informative essay
What is a thesis statement?
a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word
What is a misplaced modifier?
water
What is aqua?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
an author's reason or intent for writing
What is author's purpose?
the "road map" for an argumentative essay
What is the claim?
a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence
What is a dangling modifier?
time
What is chron?
A poem with one stanza and fourteen lines
What is a sonnet?
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
What is claim?
the most essential element of narrative writing
What is dialogue?
two or more adjectives that apply to the same noun
What are coordinate adjectives?
all
What is pan or omni?
written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
What is prose?
a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong
What is an argument?
the structure for a constructed response
What is RACECE?
IC + IC + DC
What is a compound-complex sentence?
type of government
What is cracy?
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
What is a soliloquy?
a brief statement or account of the main points of something
What is a summary?
the style needed for formal essays
What is formal style?
IC + DC
What is a complex sentence?
to know
What is cogn?