Grammar
Persuasion
Testing Vocab
Figurative Language
Poetry
100
a noun, a noun phrase, or a noun clause which sits next to another noun to rename it or to describe it in another way
What is an appositive?
100
The credibility of the author. Ex: the president is credible because he is a leader.
What is Ethos?
100
The most important idea in the story.
What is Main idea?
100
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
100
A "paragraph" in a poem.
What is a stanza?
200
can stand alone in a sentence
What type of clause is this?
200
Pathos
What type of persuasion is this? The ASPCA commercial with the cute and sad puppies.
200
Paraphrase
What is is called when you shorten something?
200
Alliteration
What type of figurative language is this? Susan sells seashells by the sea shore.
200
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
What is rhyme scheme?
300
A in dependent clause and a dependent clause connected by a subordinate conjunction.
What is a complex sentence?
300
using facts,statistics, and history to persuade the reader.
What is Logos?
300
The main idea of a paragraph tells the topic of the paragraph.
What is Main idea?
300
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
What is Personification?
300
a short poem of songlike quality
What is a lyrical poem?
400
Compound sentence.
What type of sentence has more than one independent clause?
400
false ideas or beliefs
What is fallacies ?
400
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
What is an inference?
400
Onomatopoeio
What type of figurative language is this? Boom, Pow, Bang
400
Internal Rhyme
What is is when two or more rhyming words occur within the same line.
500
A compound-complex sentence is made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Ex: Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
500
Following a trend or what is popular.
What is Bandwagon.
500
the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something.
What is induction ?
500
Hyperbole
What is exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.
500
Free verse is an open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.
What is Free verse poem?
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