The Nuts and Bolts
What is the difference between a colon and a semicolon (besides shape)?
A colon introduces a list, whereas a semicolon is used to separate clauses.
This is the type of point of view when the author addresses the reader as, "you"
Second person
What are the four different rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Kairos
True or False:
In order to clarify your writing, you want your sentences to be as long as possible.
False.
This is when the words on the page do not follow their literal meaning.
What is figurative language?
These key words identify a simile.
What is "like" or "as".
This is when you seek to identify the similarities and differences in a text.
What is compare and contrast?
What are the four types of Author's Purpose?
Entertain, Inform, Persuade, Express
This is what you pull from the text to support your claim.
What is evidence?
Daily Double!
What is symbolism?
When something is used to represent another thing, idea, or concept.
What needs to be changed in order for the following sentence to make sense? Why?
I like to run, jump, and playing in the sun.
Playing --> play
Items in a list must have the same verb tense.
What is the difference between showing and telling in writing?
Telling is when you directly state what is happening, whereas showing is where you give enough details for the reader to understand what is happening.
This is when you describe the key points of a story or event without adding in any opinions or emotions.
What is an objective summary?
This is what is it called when you make an educated guess based on provided information.
What is inferencing?
What is the difference between central idea and theme?
Central idea applies to a specific text, whereas theme can be applied to a variety of texts.
All sentences should start with this.
What is a capital letter?
Daily Double!
What is perspective in writing?
From whose point of view the story is told.
This type of writing has a beginning, middle, and end.
What is narrative writing?
What is a "sequence of information"?
When information is provided in a specific order.
"The leaves danced in the breeze" is an example of:
What is personification?
What is editing?
What is an "omniscient narrator"?
When the narrator has an equal amount of access to the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What are the three components of an introduction paragraph in an essay?
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
An independent clause can make sense on its own; whereas a dependent clause needs additional context.
This is the figurative language term for an extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?