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Figurative Language
Drama
Expository
Persuasion
Miscellaneous
100
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is simile
100
The playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet
What is William Shakespeare
100
The purpose of an expository essay
What is to explain/inform
100
Who the author is trying to persuade
What is audience
100
The universal message of a story
What is theme
200
Word Choice
What is diction
200
Instructions written in a play that indicate actions, movements, and emotions an actor should be expressing throughout. Usually in brackets. Ex: [Sandra is looking at Tom.]
What is stage directions
200
A sentence in the beginning of the essay that states the main idea of the essay and provides a "roadmap" of the essay.
What is thesis statement
200
A statement that can be PROVED true.
What is a fact
200

The attitude the author/narrator has towards the subject being written about.  You must look at the words chosen.

What is tone

300
Giving human traits to non-living things
What is personification
300
An object used by actors on stage
What is a prop
300
How many examples (minimum) should you include in your expository essay?
What is two
300

An argument that appeals to the reader's emotions/heart.

What is pathos

300

The 4 paragraphs of an Expository Essay

What is Introduction w/ Thesis Statement, 1st  Example, 2nd Example, Conclusion using the thesis statement and what you learned from the examples 

400
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
400

When an actor turns and speaks directly to the audience, ignoring the other characters on stage.

A.  Aside   B.  Soliloquy  C.  Monologue

A.  Aside

400

What does the acronym CHELPSS stand for? You must get all 7 letters correct.

What is What is C-current events H-history, E-entertainment, L-literature, P-personal experience, S-science, S-sports

400

An appeal that uses facts, evidence, research, etc.

What is logos

400

Define a comma splice and how you fix it

Throwing in a comma between 2 independent clauses;  add a semicolon, FANBOYS, or Subordination conjunction at the beginning of the sentence, or a period.

500
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing
500

The play is divided into smaller sections because the setting has changed.

A.  Acts   B.  Scenes   C. Dialogue

B.  Scenes

500

A sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph that tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about.

What is topic sentence

500

Argument against a position.

What is counterargument

500
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or other piece of literature
What is allusion