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Essay Types
Figurative Language
Types of Writing
Poetry Review
Miscellaeous
100
An essay that explains how something contributes to something else
What is cause/effect
100
language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is sensory details
100
Writing in which the author tries to convince the reader to see a certain viewpoint
What is persuasive / argumentative
100
the narrator of a poem
What is the speaker
100
while you should do this at the beginning of a paragraph on an informal letter, you should not on a formal
What is indent
200
An essay that describes similarities and differences between subjects
What is compare/ contrast
200
A comparison using like or as
What is simile
200
writing in which the author gives facts and reasons
What is expository
200
what are groups of lines in a poem?
What is a stanza
200
You use these to back up a claim in an essay
What is supporting details
300
An essay where the author anticipates readers' questions
What is question/ answer
300
language that gives the reader a mental picture
What is imagery
300
writing in which the author intends to be funny
What is humorous writing
300
when a poet repeats words or lines of poetry
What is repetition
300
the first paragraph in an essay is known as this
What is an introduction
400
What the author does in a problem/solution style writing
presents a problem with various solutions
400
The blue boat bobbed on the waves is an example of this
What is imagery / sensory details / alliteration
400
writing in which the author analyzes a subject
What is analytical
400
a reference to a previous literary work
What is allusion
400
a statement that reveals the topic of the essay
What is a thesis statement
500
An essay in which the author describes personal progress
What is reflective
500
The school looked like a ghost town in summer
What is simile
500
something written that is true
What is nonfiction / informational
500
vowel sounds repeated at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
500
The best english teacher(s) ever
Who are Miss Cifu & Miss Smith :)