Basic Terms
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
This section of a paper tells you what the topic is
What is the Introduction
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: “Her brows twist like laundry being wrung dry.”
What is a simile?
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
an object, color, person, character or figure used to represent abstract ideas.
What is a symbol?
a term for the 'bad guy' or a 'villain'
What is an Antagonist?
This structure of informational text presents an issue and its potential resolutions.
What is problem and solution.
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
Which might you have "misgivings" about?:
a. a plan that's haphazard
b. a plan that's methodical
What is a. a plan that's haphazard?
Who won the 2024 Copa America?
What is Argentina -_-
The author's attitude or feelings in a piece of writing
What is tone?
The reason behind an author writing a piece of literature or prose
What is author's purpose?
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
The root "puls" means drive or push. What does the word propulsion mean?
What is
Which of the following statements is "indisputable"?
a. Uniforms are better for students.
b. Humans need oxygen to breath.
c. Pizza with pineapple is delicious.
What is b. Humans need oxygen to breath.
What is a theme of a story?
What is the lesson, message, or moral of the story
The central assertion or position that the author is trying to prove or persuade the audience to believe in argumentative or persuasive writing.
What is a claim?
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
The convicted criminal absconded prior to the sentencing phase of the trial. Absconded means…
a. Reported immediately.
b. Left after discussion.
c. Departed secretly.
What is c. Departed secretly
Ms. Anderson-Uribe's common word for goodbye.
What is "chao"?
The general sense or feeling the reader is supposed to get from the story.
What is "MOOD"
A proponent of something is most likely a person who:
a. questions a given position
b. perceive the importance of a given position
c. supports and advocates for a given position
What is: c. supports and advocates for a given position
Everyone knows he dreams of touching the same ground where Bruce Lee walked.
What is an allusion?
a. mal
b. vol
c. ent
What is b. vol
another word for an essay's main claim or point
What is a thesis?