Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, and Imperative
What are SENTENCE TYPES?
Bonus: Give an example of each of the sentence types listed above.
100
There are three types of these, which indicate the formality of prose or poetry (You must name all three).
What are INFORMAL, MEDIUM, and FORMAL DICTION?
100
Example: His locker smelled like year-old cottage cheese.
What is OLFACTORY IMAGERY?
100
A rhetorical term referring to an emotional appeal.
What is PATHOS?
Bonus: Give an example of an argument based on PATHOS with the goal of convincing me to raise your grade.
100
This is the part of a research paper in which you give credit to the authors whose work you used in your paper.
What is the WORKS CITED PAGE?
Bonus: How should you order the entries in a WORKS CITED PAGE?
200
This type of sentence can stand alone as its own sentence. A sentence of this type consists of a subject and verb.
EXAMPLE: I like cake.
What is a SIMPLE SENTENCE?
200
Technical language, such as military words like Delta and Bravo.
What is JARGON?
200
Example: The milk tasted sour and rotten.
What is GUSTATORY IMAGERY?
200
A rhetorical terms that deals with an argument making sense; also refers to the data or proof that a speaker or author uses to back up his or her argument.
What is LOGOS?
Bonus: Give an example of an argument based on LOGOS with the goal of convincing me to raise your grade.
200
Following a quotation, this is the information that tells which source the quotation comes from. It goes in parenthesis.
What is an INTERNAL CITATION or PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION?
Bonus: Where does the period in an INTERNAL CITATION go?
300
Two independent clauses joined by a FANBOY.
Example: I like cake, but I like cookies too.
What is a COMPOUND SENTENCE?
300
Words that are used in peer groups, among equals, and which are usually informal and often cultural, such as "cool" or "dog."
What is SLANG?
300
Example: Her fingertips felt the rough leather of the bag.
What is TACTILE IMAGERY?
300
A rhetorical term that deals with reputation and credibility.
What is ETHOS?
Bonus: Give an example of an argument based on ETHOS with the goal of convincing me to raise your grade.
300
This term refers to three consecutive dots (or period marks).
What are ELLIPSES?
Bonus: When incorporating a quote, when would you use ELLIPSES and why?
400
An independent clause joined with a dependent clause with a subordinating conjunction.
Example: Because I like cake, I am gaining weight.
What is a COMPLEX SENTENCE?
400
This type of word has more than one syllable.
What are POLYSYLLABIC WORDS?
400
Example: He heard the screech of the fingernails on the chalkboard.
What is AUDITORY IMAGERY?
400
A rhetorical device in which a speaker asks a question but doesn't want--or wait for--an answer.
What is a RHETORICAL QUESTION?
Bonus: Give an example of a RHETORICAL QUESTION that you might ask if you were attempting to convince me to raise your grade.
400
These two pieces of information must be included in parentheses for any citation.
What are the AUTHOR'S NAME and PAGE NUMBER?
500
The varieties are Staccato, telegraphic, short, medium, and long.
What are SENTENCE LENGTHS?
500
This term refers to the attitude. The author's diction contributes to this.
What is TONE?
500
Example: The ladder swayed with a gentle motion.
What is KINESTHETIC IMAGERY?
500
A rhetorical term that refers to a sentence that creates contrast by juxtaposing opposites.
For example: The Red Sox are awesome, but the Yankees are terrible.
What is ANTITHESIS?
500
This term refers to information that is included in the body of the text before or after a citation.
Example: In his article "Why I love AHS," Mr. Johnson says...