Literary
Nonfiction
Poetry
Writing
Argumentative
100
The life lesson or main message of a text
Theme
100
Authors use this organizational structure when they want to show how one event leads to another, helping readers understand relationships between actions and consequences.
Cause and Effect
100
"Deafening silence" is an:
Oxymoron
100
This part of writing elaborates on the evidence, avoids summarizing, and fully connects back to the claim.
Reasoning
100
Bandwagon, Straw Man, Slippery Slope
These examples of faulty logic are also known as:
Logical fallacies
200
"The stars danced in the night sky."
The literary device used here is:
Personification
200
In an informational nonfiction text, supporting details support this:
Main idea or Key Idea
200
The line "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary," by Edgar Allen Poe is an example of this type of rhyme scheme:
Slant rhyme
200
This part of an argument is when the author anticipates and acknowledges the opposing viewpoint.
Counter Argument
200
A speaker tells a powerful anecdote emphasizing how a new product absolutely changed the course their life for the better.
This is appealing to the audience's sense of:
Pathos
300
A shadowed wall ran the length of the corridor, and shapes moved upon it." -Cormac McCarthy
A literary device used by McCarthy:
Imagery
300
The author's attitude towards the topic
Tone
300
In the following line from "Harlem," Langston Hughes uses this literary device to convey the withering effect of unfulfilled dreams:
"What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?"
A simile
300
While we were making cupcakes Lisa and Manuel finished the signs.
The above sentence is missing this punctuation.
A comma after 'cupcakes'
300
As of February 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported over 2,800 hospitalizations due to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injuries (EVALI).
Using this information in a persuasive essay appeals to the reader's sense of:
Logos
400
A universal symbol, character type, theme, or pattern that appears across literature, mythology, and culture.
Archetype
400
This element of a text can also be described as a controlling idea, position, central idea, key idea
Thesis statement
400
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the audience knows that the girls who are accusing others of witchcraft are lying, but the characters in the play do not.
This type of irony fuels the hysteria and tension of the story:
Dramatic Irony
400
Sally doesn’t like the park but she does like the beach.
The above sentence is missing this punctuation.
A comma after 'park'
400
A famous runner promoting a popular running shoe is an example of this type of rhetorical appeal:
Ethos
500
A recurring element—such as an image, symbol, theme, or idea—that appears throughout a literary work and reinforces its central themes
Motif
500
For the following thesis statement:
"World War I was primarily caused by a combination of long-standing political tensions, complex alliances, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand"
this type of organizational structure would most likely be primary.
Cause and effect
500
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines. This is used to emphasize and often create a rhythm or flow.
Anaphora
500
She likes reading, swimming, and biking.
He wanted to run quickly, finish his work, and go home early.
She enjoys painting more than drawing.
"I came, I saw, I conquered." — Julius Caesar
THESE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE OF SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Parallelism or parallel structure
500
A rhetorical device in which two contrasting or opposing ideas are juxtaposed within a sentence, phrase, or passage to highlight their differences and create a striking contrast. The purpose is to emphasize the contrast between the two ideas, making the meaning more impactful and memorable:
Antithesis
600
Refers to the emotional, cultural, or implied meaning of a word beyond its literal definition.
Connotation
600
For the following thesis:
"Stronger environmental regulations and habitat restoration efforts are essential in protecting endangered stingray populations as these incredible creatures increasingly face mounting environmental and human threats."
A primary organizational structure for this controlling idea would most likely be:
Problem and Solution
600
In "The Bells", Poe is employing this literary device in the following line:
"How they clang, and clash, and roar!"
Onomatopoeia
600
The childrens toys were scattered all over the living room.
To correct the punctuation error in this sentence, you need to:
put an apostrophe after children
600
The three types of rhetorical appeals used in a sound argument:
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
700
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, books are banned, and society is dominated by mass media, censorship, and a lack of intellectual curiosity. The government discourages independent thought, and people are addicted to shallow entertainment, such as interactive TV walls and fast-paced lifestyles.
This description describes this type of setting:
Cultural setting
700
When writing a letter, this greeting goes at the top to help set the tone and address the audience.
A salutation
700
In these lines from "Hamlet" by Shakespeare, "flies" and "enemies" are an example of this type of rhyme.
The great man down, you mark his favourite flies;
The poor advanced makes friends of enemies.
Eye rhyme
700
After Olivia turned in her AP World project, she realized that she had forgotten to include the annotated bibliography, which is worth a significant portion of her grade.
To fix the grammatical error in this sentence, you need to:
Change "is" to "was"
700
When analyzing rhetoric, SPACECAT is an acronym for analyzing these 8 elements of a text:
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigency, Choices, Appeals, Tone
800
This literary term refers to how the reader feels while reading a piece of writing, influenced by the author’s word choice, setting, tone, and other craft moves.
Mood
800
A macaroni on the left, chinstrap in the distance and three Adelies on the right and foreground.
In nonfiction, this information below a photograph is called:
A caption
800
When Agnes in 'Despicable Me' said, “It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!” the moment she got her fluffy unicorn, she was using this literary device:
Hyperbole
800
The water treatment process involves several key steps, ensuring that contaminants, bacteria, and other harmful substances were removed before the water reaches homes and businesses.
To fix the grammatical error in this sentence, you need to:
Change "were" to "are"
800
A change in tone or point of view within an argument is also described as a:
rhetorical shift