This refers to an author’s use of words and writing style to convey his or her attitude towards a topic. How the author feels about a subject.
What is tone
100
term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses
What is imagery
100
True or false, Does all poetry have to rhyme?
False
100
The way a writer chooses to order the information of an essay
What is organizing structure
100
A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
What is a simple sentence
200
Explain these literary concepts:
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Rising Action: where the suspense builds and the problem gets worse and becomes more complicated.
Climax: Is that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point. This is where the biggest battle or the most action takes place.
Falling Action: The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
Resolution: The unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story
200
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes.
What is Personification
200
A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme.
What is a Stanza
200
A short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc.
What is a thesis
200
This has at least two independent clauses that have related ideas. The independent clauses can be joined by a coordinating conjunction (there are seven–for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.
What is a compound sentence
300
This looks at the society the characters live in and at how their culture can affect their behavior and their opportunities.
What is cultural context
300
a word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
What is onomatopoeia
300
This has 14 fourteen lines and is written in iambic pentameter.
What is a sonnet
300
the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
What is a main point
300
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
What is a complex sentence
400
The general atmosphere created by the author's words
What is mood
400
A figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.
What is hyperbole
400
a literary device which can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought.
What is a rhyming couplet
400
Tell me the correct order of the 4 parts of the writing process
What is pre-writing, drafting, editing & proofreading, final draft.
400
A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
What is a compound-complex sentence
500
this is a struggle between two opposing forces.
Tell me the 5 types of this and a short definition of each.
What is Conflict.
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Supernatural
500
WARNING, this is another literary device!
Refers to the moods, attitudes, and conditions that existed during a certain time.
What is historical Context
500
Poems that do not follow regular rhyme scheme rules and still provide artistic expression.
What is free verse
500
Vital devices for essays, papers or other literary compositions. Improve connections between sentences and paragraphs.
Tell me 3 examples.
What is transition words
500
Tell me the difference between a subordinate conjunction and a subordinate clause.
Subordinating Conjunctions: basically a dependent clause.Provides a necessary transition between the two ideas in the sentence. This transition will indicate a time, place, or cause and effect relationship. OR shows which idea is more important
Subordinating Clauses: a dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction.