Literary Terms
The writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work
What is tone?
In this type of writing you might explain or describe how something works.
What is informative?
This punctuation is used to set off items in a series.
What is a comma?
This is the side of the argument you are against.
What is a counterclaim?
This can be in either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
What is author's POV?
a narrative device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
Writing that unfolds naturally and logically is scored under this rubric category.
What is Focus & Organization?
This part of speech links compound subject, predicates, and sentences together.
What is a conjunction?
This is your position on the argument.
What is a claim?
This is a type of figurative language where the author repeats consonant sounds such as "She slithered sneakily across the floor."
What is alliteration?
a narrative technique that interrupts that chronological sequence, the front line action or “present” line of the story, to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past.
What is a flashback?
In this type of writing, you must include dialogue, characters, setting, and a plot.
What is a narrative?
This type of punctuation can be used to set off a list.
What is a colon?
This is what you use to support your claim and reasons.
What is text-evidence?
This is the reason why the author writes a text.
What is author's purpose?
expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony?
In this type of writing, you state a claim and support it with reasons and evidence.
What is argumentative?
Correct this sentence...
mrs watkins is my favorite Teacher
Mrs. Watkins is my favorite teacher.
This is the final paragraph in an argument.
What is the conclusion?
This literary device uses the 5 senses to show instead of tell.
What is imagery?
A word that sounds like the noise it makes.
What is an onomatopoeia?
What two things belong in an introduction?
What is a hook and a thesis statement?
Combine the following clauses using a semicolon and the word "therefore,".
"I love going to the zoo so I go to the zoo every weekend."
"I love going to the zoo; therefore, I go to the zoo every day."
This is what you call the part of an argument where you prove the counterclaim wrong.
What is a rebuttal?
This is the sentence at the end of the introductory paragraph that tells readers what you essay will be about.
What is a thesis statement?