Roots
bi- as in... bicycle, biped
what is two?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
"The cat is on the desk, and it's coughing up a hairball on my homework." is an example of this type of sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
Used to end a statement.
What is a period?
A particular issue or idea that serves as the subject of a paragraph, essay, report, or speech.
What is a topic?
photo- as in... photosynthesis, photographic
What is light?
Giving an animal, object or idea human characteristics
What is personification?
"The party seems to be going great, but there's a mysterious figure hiding in the background". When a writer gives the audience a warning or hint of what is to be expected.
What is foreshadowing?
This type of noun must be capitalized, for example "ashley jones" instead of "Ashley Jones."
What is a proper noun?
The people who you intend to read your writing is called this
What is the audience?
bio- as in... biology, biography
What is life?
Repetition of the 1st consonant sound at the beginning of words.
ex. "She sells sea shells by the seashore."
What is alliteration?
"The sky was filled with fluffy clouds that soon darkened and filled the ground with huge puddles." This is an example of...
What is imagery?
Correct this sentence.
She went jogging, dancing, and to shop.
What is she went jogging, dancing, and shopping?
persuade, inform, or entertain
What is the author's purpose?
graph- as in... phonograph, autograph
What is to write?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is a hyperbole?
When the narrator is speaking directly to the audience.
What is 2nd person point of view?
Use this punctuation before any coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet)
What is a comma?
The 3 pillars of rhetorical language.
What is ethos, pathos, logos?
phono- as is phonograph, phonetically
What is sound/voice?
Contradictory terms appearing in conjunction such as "love-hate relationship"
What is an oxymoron?
When a literary work evokes certain feelings in a reader its referred to as this
What is mood?
to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
The author's position in an argumentative essay.
What is a claim?