Sentence Structure
A group of words consisting of a subject, verb, and complete thought.
What is an independent clause?
This piece of punctuation is often added to a word to show possession.
What is an apostrophe?
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Asking a question for impact, not because a response is expected, needed, or given.
What is rhetorical question?
The Greek term for an appeal to the audience using emotion.
What is pathos?
A group of words lacking a subject and/or verb. It is not a complete thought.
What is a phrase?
This piece of punctuation can be used to join two independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
What is Pattern of Three?
A brief reference to a person, place, event, or passage in a word of literature assumed to be sufficiently well known to be recognized by the reader.
What is an allusion?
The Greek term for an appeal to the audience using logic, facts, and reasoning.
What is logos?
A group of words consisting of a subject and verb, but it isn't a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
These two pieces of information go inside parentheses after a quote.
What is the author's last name and page number?
Strategically using words that have a specific connotation or meaning.
The repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis.
What is repetition?
The Greek term for an appeal to the audience using trust, credibility, and ethical values.
What is ethos?
Adding this to the beginning of an independent clause creates a dependent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
An error created by joining two independent clauses with a comma.
What is a comma splice?
A piece of punctuation that creates a dramatic pause.
What is em dash?
The placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts.
What is juxtaposition?
"Doctors have been recommending this medication ever since 1956" is an example of this rhetorical appeal.
What is ethos?
This type of sentence consists of two complete sentences joined with a comma and coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
A term used to describe a quotation that does not stand alone.
What is an embedded quotation?
The use of details that appeal to the senses.
What is imagery?
A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event - a short story.
What is an anecdote?
"After so many years of this type of disrespect from your boss, countless years wasted, birthdays missed, health sacrificed...it's time that you took a stand!" is an example of this rhetorical appeal.
What is pathos?