Literary Devices
A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
What is a Metaphor?
Writing that tells a story with characters, setting, and a plot.
What is narrative writing?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A group of words that has a subject, or verb, and expresses a complete thought.
What is a complete sentence?
What is a claim in an argument?
The writer's main point
Giving human traits to non-human things
What is Personification?
Writing that explains or informs.
What is expository writing?
An exaggerated statement used for effect.
What is hyperbole?
Two or more complete thoughts joined without proper punctuation
What is a run-on sentence?
What is evidence in writing?
Facts or examples that support a claim
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
What is irony?
Writing that takes a position and supports it with evidence.
What is argumentative writing?
A phrase that means something different than its literal words
An incomplete sentence that lacks a subject,verb, or complete thought.
What is a fragment?
What is a counterclaim?
The opposite argument or viewpoint
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author's attitude; mood ids the feeling created in the reader
Writing meant to convince the reader to agree with the authors point of view.
What is persuasive writing?
Two opposite words used together, like "jumbo shrimp"
What is an oxymoron?
When the subject and verb match in number
What is subject-verb agreement?
The writer's response to a counterclaim
Using an object or action to represent a deeper meaning
What is symbolism?
Writing that uses sensory details to describe a person, place, or thing.
What is descriptive writing?
Repeating the same starting sound in several words
What is alliteration?
Two independent clauses joined by coordinating conjuction
What is a compound sentence?
What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that states the main idea of an essay.