Grammar and Punctuation
Adverbs or adjective plus the noun they are modifying
What is a noun phrase?
work that does not clearly belong in one genre or another (prose poems or historical fiction)
What is blurring of genres?
the overall ease a person has understanding and reading a work
What is readability?
an argument used in opposition to an originally present argument
What is conterargument?
ideas or rumors spread to help or hurt a specific person or cause
What is propaganda?
2 or more adjectives that work together to modify a noun
A compound adjective
the broad term used to describe how an author makes his or her characters feel like real people
What is characterization?
the process of improving a rough draft to create a polished final draft.
What is redrafting?
a persuasive technique designed to make consumers feel like everyone is using the advertised product
What is bandwagon?
any formal mode of communication or expression through which large numbers of people can be reached?
What is a medium?
A noun that appears in singular form but is plural in meaning
What is a collective noun?
the literary movement that took place in the early nineteenth century and was defined by writers such as Wordsworth and Coleridge
What is the romantic period?
a contextual error in logic that renders an argument invalid
What is a logical fallacy?
a sentence at the end of a paragraph or paper intended to leave the reader with a powerful impression
What is a clincher sentence?
a law that prevents the reproduction or use of an author's original work without permission
What is a copyright law?
A pronoun used without an antecedent to ask a question
What is an interrogative pronoun?
the thoughts of a character in a book or play that are not said aloud
What is interior monologue?
the use of more words than necessary to complete a thought or make a point
a persuasive technique characterized by its focus on reason or fact
What is appeal to logic?
the principle that advertising should not be intentionally misleading
What is truth in advertising?
a punctuation mark used informally to set off parenthetical statements
What is a dash?
the person who is telling the story in a book or movie
What is a narrator?
the common style used in our research papers
What is SBTS style guide?
a sentence in the introduction of an essay that clearly states the argument the essay will present
What is a thesis statement?
an image that has been altered in order to sell a product or appeal to a specific audience
What is a media generated image?