mark that indicates a pause between two complete thoughts
What is a semicolon?
100
the way a writer or speaker uses words and tone to express ideas as well as his or her personas or personalities
What is voice?
100
the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginnings of two or more clauses, lines, or sentences.
What is anaphora?
100
a thing that stands or represents something else
What is symbol?
200
sentence or two in your text that contains the focus of your essay and tells your reader what the essay is going to be about
What is a thesis statement?
200
one independent clause
What is simple sentence?
200
author's word choice
What is diction?
200
helps create pictures or ideas in the reader’s mind.
What is images?
200
one’s attitude or way of looking at the world
What is perspective?
300
examples or extra information that help you understand the main idea
What is support details?
300
contains two independent clause
What is compound sentence?
300
the distinctive way a writer uses language. it is
characterized by elements such as diction, syntax,
imagery, and use of literary devices
What is style?
300
the emotional feeling attached to a word
What is connotation?
300
a fixed, oversimplified image of a person, group, or idea, or
something conforming to that image
What is a stereotype?
400
opening to grab a reader's attention
What is hook?
400
contains one independent and one dependent clause
What is complex sentence?
400
the way in which words are put together to make meaningful elements, such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
What is syntax?
400
a writer’s attitude toward his or her subject or audience
What is tone?
400
is the quality of being amusing
What is Humor?
500
the act of combining ideas from different sources to create,
express, or support a new idea
What is synthesis?
500
contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause
What is a compound/complex sentence?
500
a fixed, oversimplified image of a person, group, or idea, or
something conforming to that image
What is a stereotype?
500
the literal meaning of a word
What is denotation?
500
a type of writing that pokes fun at or ridicules
an individual, a group of people, a behavior or
attitude, or a cultural or social institution by pointing
out weaknesses in a humorous way