Persuasive Writing
Grammar
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
MLA Format
100

This is the idea in which a piece of persuasive writing is based around. It is also the idea in which individuals must argue either FOR or AGAINST during a debate. 

What is a Claim?

100

This is what you should do at the beginning of a sentence as well as when using words that are proper nouns.

What is Capitalize?

100

This is the deliberate confusion of words/vocabulary through homophones in order to make a joke.

What is a pun?

100

This is a technique author's use where they compare two unlike things, but without the use of the words "like" or "as"

What is a metaphor?

100

This is the proper spacing that should be used for an entire paper according to MLA. 

What is double spaced?

200

This is one or two sentences found at the end of the introduction that is meaning to express a paper's main point, main idea, or main message. 

What is a Thesis?

200

This is a sentence that does not contain a main clause and is therefore incomplete. 

What is a fragment?

200

This is a word that is pronounced the same as another, but has a different meaning. 

What is a homophone?

200

This occurs when a word has its own meaning but represents something entirely different. ie: an owl used to represent wisdom.

What is symbolism?

200

This is the size that should be used for the lettering according to MLA format. 

What is 12pt Font?

300

This is also known as the opposing point of view to another argument. Often used in persuasive writing to show the opposing viewpoint of a claim. 

What is a counterargument?

300

This is a type of grammar technique in which the writer must use the same pattern of words in order to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. ie: I am going to study, play games, and read. 

What is Parallel Structure?

300

This is a writing style that uses different techniques such as emotion as well as logic/reasoning to show how one side of an argument is more legitimate than another. 

What is Persuasive Writing?

300

This is when a piece of visual or narrative media uses one thing to “stand in for” a different, hidden idea. ie: Miller uses the 1692 Salem Witch trials as a stand in for McCarthyism during the 1950s. 

What is an allegory?

300

This is the component of a piece of writing at the very top of a paper where writers put the following:

Name
Teacher's Name
Subject
Date

What is the heading?

400

Technique used in persuasive writing and debate where writer/speaker will show why the counterargument is flawed. 

What is a rebuttal?

400

This is something at the beginning of a sentence that writers sometimes use to help transition into new topics.

What is an Introductory phrase/word?

400

This is the emotion the author strives to evoke in the reader and embodies the overall feeling/atmosphere of a work.

What is Mood?

400

This is a group of words which have an established, cultural meaning which may be different form the meaning of the words individually. ie: raining cats and dogs

What is an Idiom

400

This is the spacing between the edge of the paper and the text on a page. According to MLA it should be 1 inch. 

What are Margins?

500

This is a persuasive technique in which writers use logic and reasoning in order to persuade readers. 

What is Logos?

500

This is a type of punctuation most commonly used to link two related independent clauses. 

What is a semicolon?

500

This is the idea or feeling a word invokes based on the context it is used in addition to the literal/primary meaning.  

What is Connotation?

500

This is a writing tool where authors will reference something from history, a well known piece of literature, or something of cultural significance without referencing it directly. ie: Chocolate is his Kryptonite. 

What is an allusion? 

500

This is something that comes at both in a paper and at the end where a writer acknowledges work coming from and outside source. 

What is a Citation?