Figurative Language
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100

This gives human qualities to inhuman objects.

What is personification?

100

This means taking one side over another.

What is bias?

100

This part of speech modifies two other parts of speech, including itself.

What is an adverb?

100

This term refers to using AI as a helpful collaborative tool to brainstorm or clarify ideas rather than letting it write your paper for you.


What is a "thought partner"?

100

This core sentence in an argumentative essay states the writer's primary position on a controversial topic.

What is a thesis statement (or claim)?The opposing viewpoint to the main argument in an essay is known as this.

100

This rhetorical appeal targets the audience's sense of logic, reasoning, and evidence.

What is Logos?

100

The Greek root phon (as in telephone or symphony) means this.

What is sound or voice?

100

An object, person, or situation in a literary text that represents a deeper idea beyond its literal meaning is a work of this.

What is symbolism?

100

This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought without a conjunction.

What is a semicolon?

200

"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of this.

What is alliteration?

200

This type of reasoning involves going from the specific to the general.

What is inductive reasoning?

200

This part of speech represents both something that you do and something that you are.

What is a verb?

200

AI generates its responses by identifying these in data rather than actually thinking or reasoning like a human.

What are patterns?

200

The opposing viewpoint to the main argument in an essay is known as this.

What is a counterargument (or counterclaim)?

200

This rhetorical appeal relies on establishing the speaker's credibility, character, or authority.

What is Ethos?

200

The prefix un- or in- added to the beginning of a word usually means this.

What is "not" or "opposite of"?

200

The central underlying message, moral, or lesson about life explored across a literary work is called the text's this.

What is theme?

200

A sentence containing one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is classified as this sentence structure.

What is a complex sentence?

300

"It's raining cats and dogs," figurative speaking.

What is an idiom?

300

When researching something, this is the first source you should consider.

What is a primary source?

300

This part of speech tells us, "which ones," "what kind of," or "how many."

What is an adjective?

300

A major clue that a narrative essay was written by AI is that it often lacks genuine human emotion and sounds like this.

What is "soulless" (or lacking personality)?

300

After acknowledging a counterargument, a writer provides this to show why the counterargument is weak or incorrect.

What is a rebuttal (or refutation)?

300

This rhetorical appeal attempts to persuade the audience by appealing to their emotions, values, or sympathies.

What is Pathos?

300

The Latin root chron (as in chronological or chronic) refers to this concept.

What is time?

300

Descriptive language that appeals to the five human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) is called this.

What is imagery?

300

Identifying and correcting a modifier that is improperly separated from the word it modifies fixes this common error.

What is a misplaced (or dangling) modifier?

400

"In the dark light there was a deafening silence that was seriously funny."

What is an oxymoron?

400

A statement made in response to a research question.

What is a claim?

400

Wow!  This part of speech shows strong emotion or excitement!

What is an interjection?

400

When an AI draft describes a personal experience using hypothetical language, it reveals this main flaw.

What is writing about an event as if it hasn't happened yet?

400

After acknowledging a counterargument, a writer provides this to show why the counterargument is weak or incorrect.

What is a rebuttal (or refutation)?

400

The specific circumstances, time, place, and historical environment surrounding a text make up its rhetorical this.

What is context?

400

The root bio means "life" and graph means "write." Therefore, a biography is literally this.

What is a written account of a life?

400

The author's attitude toward their subject or audience, conveyed through word choice, is described as this.

What is tone?

400

In active voice, the subject performs the action. In this voice, the subject receives the action.

What is passive voice?

500

"He's running faster than the wind, and that's no hype.

What is hyperbole?

500

Bibliographies, encyclopedias, and articles on World War II are examples of this.

What are secondary sources?

500

This is a person, place, or thing that you cannot see, touch, taste, or smell.

What is an abstract noun?

500

True or False: Generative AI tools have feelings, personal choices, and a human brain to make decisions independently.

What is False?

500

The explanation that connects the evidence directly back to the thesis claim is called this.

What is commentary (or reasoning/warrant)?

500

Asking a question solely to make a point or provoke thought, without expecting an actual answer, is this device.

What is a rhetorical question?

500

Adding the suffix -ology to a root word indicates this.

What is "the study of"?

500

An author's specific choice of words to create style, tone, and precise meaning is formally termed this.

What is diction?

500

Joining two independent clauses with only a comma and no coordinating conjunction creates this grammatical error.

What is a comma splice?

600

"The breeze whispered through the trees" is an example of this literary device.

What is personification?

600

Synthesizing information from multiple sources to create a unified argument is known as this skill.

What is synthesis?

600

This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought without a conjunction.

What is a semicolon?

600

Using AI to generate an entire assignment and submitting it as your own original work violates this academic expectation.

What is Academic Integrity (or Plagiarism)?

600

An argument that relies on faulty reasoning or flawed logic rather than sound evidence contains one of these.

What is a logical fallacy?

600

Repetition of the same grammatical structure in a sentence or series of sentences is known as this.

What is parallelism (or parallel structure)?

600

The root bene (as in benefit or benevolent) translates to this meaning.

What is good or well?

600

Hints or clues dropped early in a narrative about events that will occur later in the plot are known as this device.

What is foreshadowing?

600

Ensuring that a singular pronoun replaces a singular noun and a plural pronoun replaces a plural noun maintains this rule.

What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?

700

"Her smile was as bright as the morning sun" is an example of this device.

What is a simile?

700

Evaluating a website’s currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose is applying this test.

What is the CRAAP test?

700

A person, place, thing, or idea is known as this basic part of speech.

What is a noun?

700

When using AI for writing support, this component must always come from the student to ensure authenticity.

What is the human brain (or original thinking)?

700

An effective argumentative conclusion highlights this broader reason why the argument matters.

What is the "so what?" (or real-world significance)?

700

The primary reason or goal an author has for creating a speech or text is known as the author's this.

What is purpose?

700

The prefix mal- (as in malicious or malfunction) carries this meaning.

What is bad or evil?

700

When the audience knows an important piece of information that the characters do not know, this type of irony occurs.

What is dramatic irony?

700

These seven words (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) used with a comma to join independent clauses are called these.

What are coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)?

800

Giving non-human things or ideas human attributes or actions is called this.

What is personification?

800

Including direct quotes or summarized ideas without giving credit to the source is this academic violation.

What is plagiarism?

800

This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

What is a conjunction?

800

Identifying whether a piece of writing was generated by AI or a human author is the goal of this classroom activity.

What is "Spot the Bot"?

800

Analyzing how an author aligns their argument to address a specific target group is analyzing this contextual factor.

What is the audience?

800

Juxtaposing two contrasting ideas side-by-side using parallel structure is called this.

What is antithesis?

800

Breaking a complex word down into its prefix, root, and suffix to determine its meaning is practicing this skill.

What is morphology (or word analysis)?

800

Examining how an author structures a narrative (e.g., non-linear timelines, flashbacks) is analyzing narrative this.

What is organizational structure?

800

Words like although, because, since, and while that introduce dependent clauses are known as these.

What are subordinating conjunctions?