This writing trick has three parallel groups of words, usually separated by commas, that create a poetic rhythm or add support for a point, especially when the three word groups have their own modifiers.
What is MAGIC THREE?
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"The trees were talking to each other." This sentence demonstrates _________________.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
100
The purpose of a hook is to ____________________.
What is GRAB THE READER'S ATTENTION IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH?
100
The attitude an author takes toward a subject is _______.
What is TONE?
100
When using a book as a source, these two things are included in the in-text citation.
What is the author's last name and page number?
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This writing trick uses nonliteral comparisons to add "spice" to writing and can help paint a more vivid picture for the reader.
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
200
A simile is __________________.
What is a comparison between two different nouns using the words "like" or "as"?
200
This character's picture was used on the power point about hooks:
Who is CAPTAIN HOOK?
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The atmosphere or feeling that is created by the author's words and imagery is referred to as ___________.
What is MOOD?
200
This point of view in a story reveals the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
What is THIRD PERSON LIMITED?
300
This trick can be used to help the reader visualize the person, place, thing, or idea that you are describing.
What is SPECIAL DETAILS FOR EFFECT?
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"Life is a roller coaster" is an example of a _______________.
What is a METAPHOR?
300
If you started your memoir with, "Amiable is the best way to describe my personality: I am friendly and caring," then you used this hook:
What is BEGIN WITH A DEFINITION?
300
A Shakespearean sonnet has this many lines.
What is 14?
300
This is the first stage of the writing process.
What is PRE-WRITING/BRAINSTORMING?
400
Expanded Moment refers to...
What is expanding the action by drawing it out and adding more details?
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"This suitcase weighs a ton" is an example of a ________________.
What is a HYPERBOLE?
400
If you started your memoir with the sentence, "My family is an open book" you are using the writing hook _______________________.
What is BEGIN WITH A METAPHOR?
400
The first one or two paragraphs of a newspaper article are usually called the ________.
What is LEAD?
400
This team is Ms. Hesch's favorite NHL team.
What is the Pittsburgh Penguins?
500
"It began just before dawn. Sunlight filters through the rows of pines and begins to warm the air. A steady breeze moves through the trees. Moisture has condensed on the leaves of the plants during the night." This scene uses the writing trick __________________.
What is EXPANDED MOMENT?
500
Onomatopoeia is __________________.
What is a word that represents a sound?
500
If you started your memoir with, "I am as photogenic as Tyra Banks," you used which hook?
What is A COMPARISON TO A WELL-KNOWN PERSON OR CELEBRITY?
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A thesis statement typically occurs at this place in the first paragraph of an essay.
What is THE LAST SENTENCE?
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The ____________ of any literary work is the base topic or focus that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece.