Literary Devices
A device used when comparing two unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
Another term for a "story."
What is a narrative?
In an argumentative response after establishing the position with evidence, a counter claim is presented. The author then presents this.
What is a "rebuttal."
This is the purpose of explanatory writing.
To explain or educate.
Find the error. Ouch, he said after getting kicked.
Quotation marks belong around "ouch"
When several words in a row start with the same sound.
What is alliteration?
A conversation between two characters.
An argument begins with this...
What is a claim.
An explanatory piece of writing begins with this.
What is a thesis statement?
This should end with a . and start with a capital P
Pizza is my favorite food.
The literary device used here. The night sky hugged me with it's cool breeze.
What is personification?
What are characters?
The purpose of an Argumentative Essay is to...
Prove a point
An explanatory essay is best when students use ________________ to move smoothly from one idea to the next.
transitions
Find the error. They is very smart students.
They are very smart students. (Plural verb.)
What kind of literary device is this:
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole?
What is the central element that a narrative is built around?
A central conflict?
In order to give any argument credibility, the evidence must be.
What is cited.
In order to invite the reader into the text with excitement and interest in the writing, the author must begin with an interesting one of these.
What is a hook?
Find the error. EDM music is the best for dance.
EDM music is the best for dancing.
A comparison where one thing becomes another is called this. Example: The french fries were a life line.
metaphor.
How is a narrative organized?
What is a plot diagram?
An argument always ends with this.
What is the "call to action?'
Which of the following is a good topic for an explanatory essay?
A. Social media is bad for learning.
B. Social media is part of life.
C. Pickles are horrible.
D. The benefits of pickling food.
She is running fast to the finish line.
She is running quickly to the finish line.