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In the Media
Speaking English
Author and Book
Misc. Things
Begins with C
100
Everyone is doing it- so should you!
What is band wagon?
100
A mental process by which we reach a conclusion based on specific evidence. In other words, using your own brian to come up with a conclusion.
What is an inference?
100
He wrote a scary story about a strange black bird who kept repeating, "Nevermore."
What is Edgar Allen Poe and The Raven.
100
Has an x and y axis.
What is a bar graph?
100
The moment in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the crisis reaches its point of greatest intensity and is thereafter resolved.
What is a climax?
200
The technique that uses a famous or average person to endorse a product or ideaI have tried this product and it worked for me, maybe it will work for you.
What is a testimonial?
200
in/out- hard/soft- light/dark.
What is an antonym?
200
He wrote a touching story about two boys and an unusual friendship.
Who is Rodman Philbrick and Freak the Mighty?
200
The directions you would following to cook a pie.
What is a recipe?
200
The order in which events happen, especially when emphasizing a cause-effect relationship in history or in a narrative.
What is CHRONOLOGY or time line?
300
Techniques and persuasive tactics used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something.
What is Propaganda?
300
Different words with identical or very similar meanings. For example: pupil and student, Father and Daddy.
What is a synonym?
300
He wrote a play about two young people who fall in love. Their families do not like each other and the story ends with their death. Taylor Swift wrote a song about it.
Who is Shakespeare and Romeo and Juilet?
300
A story that has been made up by someone.
What is fiction?
300
An idealized code of military and social behavior for the aristocracy in the late medieval period.
What is CHIVALRY?
400
Attempts to persuade the reader by repeating a message over and over again.
What is repetition?
400
to, too, two, and there, their, they’re are examples of this in the English language.
What is a homophone?
400
He wrote about a fight between a mongoose and some cobras.
Who is R. Kipling and Riki-Tiki-Tavi.
400
A story that is informational and true.
What is non-fiction?
400
The struggle found in fiction with man, nature or one's self.
What is conflict?
500
An average American talking about a product, person, or idea
What is the plain folks technique?
500
He is a turtle when he runs. This lis an example of what literary device?
What is metaphor?
500
He writes about a gangster and a cop on a city street- by the way they are old friends.
Who is O'Henry and After Twenty Years.
500
A story written by you and about you.
What is an autobiography?
500
The method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes (1) showing the character's appearance, (2) displaying the character's actions, (3) revealing the character's thoughts, (4) letting the character speak, and (5) getting the reactions of others.
What is Characterization?