Conventions
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are coordinating conjunctions?
What is figurative language?
A comparison of two unlike items using a comparison word such as like or as
What is simile?
An author's reason or intent in writing
What is the author's purpose?
A deadly plague is sweeping the city of Thebes in the first portion of this Greek tragedy
What is Oedipus the King, Part I?
What are transitional expressions?
An event that occurs that contradicts the expectations of the characters, the readers, or the audience
What is situational irony?
The attribution of human characteristics to non-human objects
What is personification?
Non-fiction writing that presents facts and information on a specific topic
What is informative writing?
In this letter, this author describes their experience at the top of this famous building in New York City.
What is "View From the Empire State Building"?
A word or phrase that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb
What is an adverb?
The central idea, message, or insight that a literary work expresses
What is theme?
A direct comparison of two unlike items
What is metaphor?
What is persuasive writing?
This bank salesman wakes up transformed into a giant, verminous bug.
What is "The Metamorphosis"?
A phrase consisting of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object
What is a prepositional phrase?
A situation in which the reader or audience knows something that one, some, or all of the characters in the drama do not.
What is dramatic irony?
The deliberate use of exaggeration to express heightened emotion or add humor
What is hyperbole?
Writing that uses humor, character development, and dialogue to amuse the reader
What is narrative writing?
The main character risks everything for a night of wealth and luxury at a fancy ball.
What is "The Necklace"?
Any prepositional phrase that acts as an adverb in a sentence by modifying a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
What is an adverbial phrase?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Language that appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
The act of expressing the most important facts or ideas in short form
What is summarization?
The narrator visits his long-lost childhood friend in his ancient, gloomy, ancestral home where evil and death lurk in the vault where he buried his twin sister.
What is "The Fall of the House of Usher"?