Literary Examples
SAT Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Sentence Structure
Writing
100
I am from clothes pins I am from the dirt under the back porch I am from the forsythia bush
What is anaphora?
100
veer off
What is tangent?
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
I love Ms. Conyers' English class.
What is simple sentence?
100
major thought or idea expressed
What is theme?
200
The tavern was worn down with age, the wooden bar chipping away, the floors looking black from the dirt, and the ceiling carrying dark brown stains from water damage.
What is imagery?
200
At last, there's a digital synth that lets you concentrate on and control the expressive _______ of your music in real time.
What is nuance?
200
the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence
What is inference?
200
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.
What is compound?
200
Instead of drilling for oil in Alaska we should be focusing on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources.
What is thesis statement?
300
knotted with love
What is connotation?
300
The _______ of admitting a crime he did not commit would have humiliated him so much that he decided to keep quiet even though it would have meant a shorter sentence.
What is abasement?
300
American Flag
What is symbol?
300
Despite the students' complaining, I know they are capable of completing the task.
What is complex?
300
additional information that helps reinforce your thesis EX: quote
What is supporting details?
400
I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill.
What is hyperbole?
400
complex
What is knotty?
400
The Dave Chappelle Show
What is satire?
400
used to separate two independent clauses
What is semi colon or conjunction and a comma?
400
"Have you ever been judged by your appearance?" In The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton gives readers a glimpse inside the tough exterior of a social outcast.
What is hook?
500
Life is a zoo in a jungle.
What is metaphor?
500
recoil
What is cower?
500
White Chicks
What is dramatic irony?
500
We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like to watch scary movies, thought that we were wrong.
What is a compound/complex sentence?
500
While it is true that yes, students could use cell phones for academic purposes, such as utilizing online dictionaries, the distractions that they could cause in class far outweigh any good they could do.
What is counter argument?