Craft Moves
I make a comparison between two things, using LIKE or AS.
What is a simile?
What is a hyperbole?
Use me to punctuate a sentence that shows excitement.
What is an exclamation mark?
I am a text structure that looks at the similarities and differences between two things/ideas.
What is compare and contrast?
This is used to explore emotion in writing. It is a persuasive tactic to lure people to believe you using emotion.
What is pathos?
I use human characteristics to describe a non-human thing.
What is personification?
This craft move is based on sounds. For example, "BANG" "POP"
Use me to show that someone is talking out loud in a text.
I am a text structure that defines the basic information about a thing or event.
What is description?
This craft move uses logic, facts and statistics to support your persuasive tactic.
What is logos?
I use details like smell, taste, sight, sound and touch to describe a scene.
What are sensory details?
This craft move is referencing a person, place, or thing from history.
What is allusion?
Use me before a conjunction to show the split in a compound sentence.
What is a comma?
I am a text structure that identifies an issue and suggests how it could be fixed or solved.
What is problem and solution?
This form of persuading is based on a person's credibility. For example, Mrs.Gray trying to sell books.
What is ethos?
I compare two things, without like or as, in order to create an image in the reader's mind.
What is a metaphor?
Her hair whispered in the wind can be an example of what craft move?
What is personification?
Use me to show an interrogation or to ask for information.
What is a question mark?
I am a text structure that goes in order of time for events.
What is chronology/chronological?
What is the name of Mrs.Gray's daughter?
What is Cadence?
I repeat words at the beginning of 3 phrases in order to emphasize.
She was as sly as a fox is an example of what craft move?
What is a simile?
Use me to show a contraction of two words into one shorter one (ex: do not = don't).
I am a text that explains one event, and then explains what happened as a result.
What is cause and effect?
What is the acronym that we used to describe a conjunction? For example, the words, "but, or as" etc.
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