Story Formats
An author moves from one idea to the next.
What is Transition?
This is when an author has multiple words in a sentence beginning with the same letter.
What is Alliteration?
When an author references to a famous person or event in their story.
What is Allusion?
The author's attitude towards a subject.
What is Tone?
A type of category of literature.
What is genre?
An image of contradictory term (ex: jumbo shrimp).
What is an Oxymoron?
What is Stereotypes?
The overall feel of an essay.
What is Mood?
This is the side you take in a persuasive essay.
What is Assertion?
Extreme exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
What is Denotation?
This is when the author uses emotional anecdotes or points to try and suede you one way or another.
What is Pathos?
This is how the author tells the story (ex: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd).
What is Point of View?
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
What is Simile?
The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.
What is Repetition?
This is when an author writes using vague terms for authority such as "studies show" or "experts say"
What is Questionable Authority?
The overall meaning of the story.
What is Purpose?
The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts.
What is Personification?
What is this symbol called (...)?
What is Ellipses?
An author uses lots of descriptive words to paint a picture in your mind.
What is Imagery?