Fancy words
Fiction analysis
Non-fiction analysis
Essay writing
Grammar
100
The English expression "e.g." is actually short for this
What is "exempli gratia"/"exemplum gratum"?
100
The character a story is about
What is a protagonist/main character?
100
The three forms of rhetorical appeal
What is ethos, pathos, and logos?
100
The part of your essay where you state your main claim about the text
What is the thesis statement?
100
Name an uncountable noun
Money*, water, sand etc.
200
The English word for "upåfaldende" (ikke iøjenfaldende)
What is "inconspicous"?
200
The point in the dramatic development of a story where the conflict(s) is resolved. Often described as "the point of no return", even though these are separate in "berettermodellen"
What is the climax?
200
Name at least four parts of the rhetorical pentagram (not a questions, lolz)
Sender, receiver, circumstances, language, topic and intention
200
As textual evidence, your essay should always contain this
What are qoutes and/or excerpts?
200
The word you should (almost) never put a comma in front of
What is "that"? (when it functions as a sentence-starter)
300
The English word for "storhedsvanvid"
What is "megalomania" (not used by actual psychiatrists!)
300
The narrator hinting at what is to come
What is foreshadowing?
300
The meaning associated with a word, rather than its technical reference
What is connotation?
300
Each paragraph should have this very early on
What is the topic sentence?
300
The name of this form, which Danes tend to overuse: "He is looking good"
What is progressive tense/udvidet tid
400
The English word for "umættelig"
What is "insatiable"?
400
The character working against the main character
What is an antagonist?
400
In Toulmin's model, an argument is analyzed into these components
What is claim, evidence and warrant (+a few more in the bigger version)
400
The reason for having different paragraphs (Judges are lenient)
Having a structure that reflects your analysis; one "thought"/analytical point per paragraph
400
Two kinds of relative clauses (ledsætninger), which determine the use of commas. Use the Danish terms (or the English terms if you know them)
What is essential and non-essential relative clauses?
500
The English word for "rugemor"
What is "surrogate mother"?
500
When a character is characterized by her words, actions, etc. and not narrative comment
What is indirect characterization?
500
In the argument: "Gingers are people too! Therefore we shouldn't bully them!", this is the warrant.
What is "We shouldn't bully people"
500
The conclusion should sum up and create closure, but should not do this - which is the most common mistake in conclusions.
What is starting something new (typically a new analytical point)?
500
When a sentence contains this, the main verb should not be conjugated(bøjet)
What is an auxiliary verb (hjæleverbum)?