Figurative Language
The act of giving person like qualities to animals or inanimate objects
What is personification?
This is used with a series of three periods with a space before and after each one. It can be used to show where words in a quotation have been omitted or show a dramatic pause.
What is ellipses?
The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject
What is tone?
The most important sentence in an essay that states the topic rewrites the prompt with your content summarized
What is the thesis?
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
What is an inference?
The use of word whose sound suggests its meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
What punctuation is incorrect in this dialogue?
"I've been meaning to ask." said the detective, "whether you happened to write down the license plate of that stolen car?"
What is the period?
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
What is the clincher?
A concise restatement of the key points of a text, where the writer only presents factual information without adding his/her own opinions, interpretations, or personal biases.
What is an objective summary?
An expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words
What is an idiom?
Many people feel that the vice presidential candidate connects with voters _____ than the presidential candidate does.
What is better?
A word is the set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning. A word can be personal, based on individual experiences.
What is connotation?
The most important part of the body paragraph that explains the evidence and ties it back to the topic sentence
What is the analysis?
A brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature.
What is an allusion?
A statement that is weakened in order to convey a stronger meaning
What is an understatement?
What punctuation is missing?
Prometheus gift of fire and later knowledge enhanced humans existence which gave quality to their lives.
What is the 's?
Central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work
What is theme?
Part of the introduction that gives information about gives the reader context, history, or basic information
What is the background?
Is this verb transitive or intransitive?
Joan walked her dog.
What is transitive?
A comparison that does not include the word like or as
What is a metaphor?
Correct the error in this sentence.
The bell rung a minute early today.
What is rang?
The audience is aware of something that the character or speaker is not.
What is dramatic irony?
The part of the conclusion that is hopeful and may involve the future
What is the insight?
How do you remember what titles to put in quotes?
Hint: It is an acronym to help you remember.
What is SPACES?