Figurative Language
When making a comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
This punctuation is used to mark the beginning and end of a title, quoted passage, or to indicate sarcasm
What are quotation marks
The last sentence in an introductory paragraph
What is a thesis statement
The life lesson or moral of the story
What is theme
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is personification
A specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a proper noun
Required to move from one idea to another or between paragraphs
What are transition [words or statements]
Used to describe a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
The main character of a story
A group of lines in a poem, separated by space
What is a stanza
When two or more independent clauses are joined without using proper punctuation
The 5 steps in the writing process
What is to brainstorm, outline, draft, review, revise/edit
This special type of adjective is used before a noun in a sentence
What is an article (a/an/the)
Words with exact or nearly same meaning
What are synonyms
Wham! Snap! Crunch! are all examples of this type of figurative language
What are onomatopoeia
This punctuation is required when citing a source following evidence from a text
What are parenthesis
In writing, organization refers to the structured arrangement of ideas to improve this for the reader
What is clarity (also accept cohesion, understanding)
What is a gerund
This action is required to start new sentences; denotes proper nouns, places, and titles
What is capitalization
"She is doing a tightrope walk with her grades this semester" is an example of this type of figurative speech
What is a metaphor
Used to connect two closely related independent clauses when a comma and a coordinating conjunction aren't used to join them, or when one or both of the clauses contain commas, making a comma insufficient
What is a semicolon
The three most common ways to organize writing for the purpose of informative or argumentative writing
What are sequence, compare/contrast, and cause/effect
A conjunction that connects words, phrases, and clauses together when they are coordinate or equal to each other
What is coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet)
What is an "I" statement