Literary devices/writing techniques
Additionally, furthermore, moreover are all appropriate what?
What are transitions?
The use of sarcasm or when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what they are saying
e.g "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" after looking at a messy room.
What is verbal irony?
Anne Frank says I want to go on living after my death.
What is dramatic irony?
What comes directly after the counterclaim?
What is the rebuttal?
A brief story or an incident that a writer might use to link to his/her topic to capture the reader's attention.
What is an anecdote?
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is alliteration?
The first sentence at the beginning of at least two body paragraphs.
What is a topic sentence?
What is this an example of :
“Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory’s mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been.”
What is repetition?
What should be done to give credit to something you paraphrase of what you copy word for word?
What is a citation?
What is the claim/thesis statement with the counterclaim and your 3 arguments?
This suggests/illustrates that competition can encourage students to pursue their goals even without the approval of others.
What is elaboration?
The phrase on the other hand some may argue that signals what part of the essay?
What is the counterclaim?
What is used to help the reader understand the topic and have more information about the topic in both argumentative and informational writing?
What is background information?
What is Foreshadowing?
There are three divisions/secotions of any essay whether argumentative or informational.
What is the introduction, body (body paragraphs) and conlcusion?
The gushing brook stole its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping birds.
What is Imagery?
A photograph of a seagull sitting on top of a no seagulls sign
what is situational irony?
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch” or “I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here”.
What is hyperbole?
He was a lion on the battlefield.
What is metaphor?
The clock screamed at me, for it was time to go work.
What is personification?
In the novel The Outsiders in the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", it says Eden sank to grief--is an example of what literary device?
What is allusion?
A man is about to give a speech to a large audience on biology. Suddenly, he remembers playing with frogs and toads in his backyard as a curious child. He smiles at the memory, and then begins to speak to the audience about a new, groundbreaking finding about frogs.
What is flashback?
(Jones 3).
What is a parenthetical citation?
A conclusion has three specific components.
What are the
recap or summary of the topic
the claim/thesis restated
call to action or what to leave the reader thinking about.
A way to grab the reader's attention at the beginning of an essay.
What is the lead or hook?