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Research Questions
What is a Stanza?
A grouped set of lines within a poem.
What are writing conventions?
The agreed-upon rules and standards that govern written language, designed to make text clear, consistent, and easy for a broad audience to understand
What is the Authors Purpose?
The authors purpose represents the idea of an author who's job in a field is to entertain, inform, or persuade.
What is a credible source?
A source that you can find trustworthy.
Identify which 2 key terms were used in the following statement.
"From my perspective it was okay to beat up that man and I didn't use a bat I used brass knuckles."
A) Justification B) Simile C) Personification D)Refute
A/D
Why are Similes and Metaphors similar.
They both compare two things.
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source.
Primary is first hand account.
Secondary is a second hand account.
What is the difference between a connotation and denotation?
A Denotation is a literal meaning, and connotation is a indefinite definition to provide emotion.
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
A Dependent clause is a group of words using a subject and verb, and can stand alone as a complete thought. A dependent clause is similar but cannot stand alone in a complete thought
Zoom, zoom, zoom-the little red car sang as it raced down the highway, its engine buzzing with joy.
What three key terms were used in the previous statement?
A) Metaphor B) Onomatopoeia C)Personification
D) Repetition E) Paradox
B/C/D
What 3 elements are shown in this sentence:
She needed to buy three well-known brands for the party: soda, chips, and dip.
A Hyphen, Colons, and Commas.
While the fickle, fearful friends fled, this modern-day Achilles stood firm, contrasting his quiet courage against their cowardly retreat.
What 3 key terms are used in this
Alliteration Allusion Contrast
How are plagiarizing, summarizing, and paraphrasing all similar?
Paraphrasing is the act of transforming someone's words, without credit is plagiarizing, and summarizing is essentially condensing what a person has said into a short sentence.
Three parts of a story.
Central Idea, Details, Reveal
To create a proper and substantial argument, what 4 key elements do you need?
Claim, Key Evidence, Counter Argument, Conclusion.
What three key terms add to a story's depth.
A) Elaboration B) Foreshadow C)Context Clues D)Consonance
A/B/C
Identify what two key terms are used in this sentence.
To be a true leader, you must learn to command by obeying, to rule by serving, and to gain by losing
Paradox and Parallel Structure
Identify the two key terms used in this sentence.
The slick snake slithered across the grass; it sought the silent, shady spot.
Semi-Colon and Consonance
Define Diction.
An intentional style of story that the author uses to express a story.
Explain why the following key terms are similar.
Tone, Mood, and Theme
Something along the lines of: They all pertain to a message or feeling that the reader gets from a work of literature.
What 3 key terms are different types of sentences or poem structures.
Syntax, Transition Sentence, Rhyme Scheme
Define: Figurative Language, Hyperbole, and Irony.
Irony: A form of contradicting an action or something someone said.
Hyperbole: An exaggerated sentence that uses dramatized text to prove a point.
Figurative Language: Figurative language expresses words with meanings different from their literal interpretation.
What 5 key terms require the reader to imply or think beyond the surface of the text.
Imagery, Implication, Symbol, Inference, and Premises
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Define Fallacies.
Fallacies are weak elements that can degrade an argument.