Grammar
Joe waited for the train.
What is a simple sentence?
When you say the opposite of what you mean.
What is verbal irony?
The author aims to engage and amuse the reader through storytelling, humor, or other means
What is entertain?
The main argument of an essay
What is claim?
Different feelings that a work of writing evokes.
What is mood?
We all agreed; it was a magnificent evening.
What is a complete sentence?
When the audience or reader knows something that the characters don’t.
What is dramatic irony?
The author aims to convince the reader to agree with a particular viewpoint or take a specific action.
What is persuade?
An underlying ground, justification, purpose, motive, or inducement.
What is reason?
Any interruption in the story where the narration goes back in time.
What is flashback?
Because it was raining.
What is a fragment sentence?
When the opposite of what is expected happens, often to humorous effect.
What is situational irony?
The author aims to clarify or simplify a complex topic or concept.
What is explain?
The facts or sources that support your written argument.
What is evidence?
A literary device in prose in which the audience understands more about the situation than the story’s characters do.
What is dramatic irony?
I really need a holiday, but I don't have the money, and I don't have the time.
What is a compound sentence?
When the outcome of a character’s actions seem to be controlled by fate, the universe, or the gods.
What is cosmic irony?
The author uses vivid language to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
What is describe?
A claim made to rebut a previous claim
What is a counterclaim?
Any time the writer hints towards later events in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Because my pizza was cold, I put it in the microwave.
What is a complex sentence?
When a character’s feigned ignorance enables the truth to come out.
What is socratic irony?
The author’s purpose is to provide step-by-step guidance or directions to the reader.
What is instruct?
A refutation or contradiction.
What is rebuttal?
Any two characters who are “opposites” of each other.
What are foil characters?