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PARTS OF SPEECH
FALLACIES
"WRITE" or WRONG
BOOK WORLD
FIGS & ELEMENTS
100
Person, Place or Thing
What is a Noun?
100
I attack the personal character and not the issue at hand.
What is an Ad Hominen (Personal Attack)?
100
Evidence that can be found in the text
What is Stated Evidence?
100
Janie Crawford
Who was the main character in Their Eyes Were Watching God?
100
An exaggeration or overstatement
What is a Hyperbole?
200
My role is to modify a verb, an adjective or an adverb
What is an Adverb?
200
I love to bring up a side issue that has nothing to do with the real issue.
What is a Red Herring?
200
This statement - a very important statement - is most often found in the first couple of lines of a writing piece.
What is the Thesis Statement?
200
Tea Cake
Who was Janie in love with in Their Eyes Were Watching God?
200
The attribution of human qualities or human form to objects or ideas.
What is Personification?
300
This is a verb that ends in ---ing that is used as a noun.
What is a Gerund?
300
"Everybody" does it ....so why not you?
What is the Bandwagon Effect?
300
Giving credit where credit is due.
What is Citing your works (or citations)?
300
Zora Neale Hurston
Who is the Author for Their Eyes Were Watching God?
300
Two opposing ideas in the same statement.
What is an Antithesis?
400
An __________ is a noun or a pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to describe it.
What is an Appositive?
400
If a famous celebrity says its so - then it is true!
What is False Authority?
400
True or False? When paraphrasing, it is not necessary to cite your reference.
What is False?
400
Lorraine Hansberry
Who was the author for A Raisin in the Sun?
400
An indirect reference to a well-known person, place or event.
What is an Allusion?
500
I am an adjective that is in the predicate and that modifies the subject of a linking verb.
What is a Predicate Adjective?
500
I am a bunch of chain reactions leading to a false conclusion.
What is a Slippery Slope?
500
To inform, to entertain, to persuade, are all examples of this.
What is Author's Purpose?
500
Rural Florida during the 1920s and 30s
What is the setting for Their Eyes Were Watching God?
500
The Wizard of Oz was an example of this literary element because it the characters had a deeper meaning.
What is an Allegory?