Stems
Formal Writing Structure
Literary Elements - Def
Literary Elements - Ex
Formal Writing Rules
100
hear
What is audi
100
This part of my paper is where I include direct quotes, facts, or paraphrases from my research/reading
What is evidence
100
When two words sound the same, but have different meanings
What is homophone
100
The car took a deep breath, and its engine roared to life.
What is personification
100
These cannot stand as sentences by themselves
What are direct quotes
200
half
What is semi
200
This is where I introduce the author, title, and genre of my text
What is the T.A.G sentence
200
When two words are spelled the same, but have different meanings
What is homonym
200
The candy cane was a deep crimson red, except where it was the purist of whites. It curved into a perfect curl at the tip and smelled of Christmas.
What is imagery
200
If I use the word "you," I am writing from this point of view, and it is not allowed in formal writing
What is second person
300
blood
What is hema/sangui
300
This is only type of paragraph where I may use direct quotes
What is a body paragraph
300
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
What is a simile
300
The truck was stuck.
What is rhyme
300
If I use the word I, I am writing in this person, which is not allowed in formal writing
What is first person
400
say
What is dict
400
These two parts of the essay get re-stated
What are the claim and the topic sentence
400
When non-human things are given human characteristics
What is personification
400
Our power can be found; it is astounding.
What is assonance
400
The amount of analysis to evidence I should have when writing formally
What is 70:30
500
send
What is miss
500
I should have two to three times as much of this as of evidence
What is analysis
500
When consonant sounds repeat throughout a phrase
What is consonance
500
She was maybe, eight feet tall.
What is hyperbole
500
When writing formally, this is how I format the titles of articles from the internet
What is in quotation marks
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