Vocabulary
Short Answer Formula
Vocabulary II
Expository
Topic Roulette
100
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is IRONY
100
The short answer formula is order
What is TS,L1,L2,L1,L2,L3
100
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
What is TONE
100
The number of paragraphs you should have when writing an expository essay
What is 4
100
the dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
200
using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful.
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
200
L3
What is a real world connect or a dicho
200
specific word choice
What is DICTION
200
The type of sentence that takes you from one topic to another
What is transition
200
One literary device used in "I Never Saw Another Butterfly"
What is Imagery, hyperbole...(I will accept others if you can justify your answer).
300
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
What is REPITITION
300
Tells the reader your position in your writing
What is your TOPIC SENTENCE
300
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem
What is STANZA
300
The sentence/statement that tells us what you're going to tell us in the rest of your essay
What is the thesis
300
the emotional meaning attached to a word.
What is connotation
400
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is ALLITERATION
400
Textual Evidence
What is L1
400
a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend
What is ANTAGONIST
400
How to write an L1 without having a text to reference.
What is making a concrete statement that can be "backed up"
400
a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
What is interloper
500
All knowing
What is omniscient
500
L2
What is a statement supporting/explaining your textual evidence.
500
a problem or doubt within one's self.
What is INTERNAL CONFLICT.
500
Define Expository Writing
What is writing with the purpose of explaining something.
500
a street performer that entertains by biting the heads off live chickens.
What is a geek
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