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Literary Terms
Text Structure
Grammar
Parts of Essays
Hodge Podge
100
The golden sun sets across the glistening bay. A valient seagull glides along the sandy shore.
What is an example of imagery?
100
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
What is an example of chronological/ narrative sequence?
100
An example of this is found in this song title; "Nothin' to Lose"
What is an example of an infinitive?
100
A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
What is an argument?
100
Types of folktales that use hyperboles. Often involves a hero who performes impossible feats.
What is a tall tale?
200
Preexisting personal connection/belief that influences a persons opinion or decision making process.
What is bias?
200
Thousand of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.
What is an example of problem and solution?
200
An example of this is found in the following movie; "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
What is an example of a participle?
200
In an essay, consists of facts, statistics, examples, etc.
What is support?
200
!!!Daily Double!!! ************** An example of this is "Why the waves have white caps"
What is an example myth?
300
The boy solved the problem as if he were Einstein.
What is an example of allusion?
300
Linux and Windows are both operating systems. Computers use them to run programs. Linux is totally free and open source, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code. Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code.
What is an example of compare and contrast?
300
An example of this verbal(s) are/is found in the following sentence; "Everyone stopped to stare at the screaming child."
What is an example of an infinitive and participle?
300
Clarifying detail; in an essay, consists of explanation of support.
What is elaboration?
300
Expressions that develop in a language, region, community, or class of people that cannot be understood literally.
What is an idiom?
400
When the narrator knows everything about each character but is not in the story.
What is third person omniscient?
400
The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction
What is an example of cause and effect?
400
The swing sets were played on by the children
What is passive voice?
400
!!!Daily Double!!! ************** Statement of position with the reasons of your opinion.
What is a thesis statement?
400
The vibe or feeling accosiated with the word.
What is connotation?
500
Resolving racism, sexism, and religious discrimination in the world is an example of this.
What is social justice?
500
The company has a clearly laid out hierarchy. All major decisions go through the president, who controls the entire operation, but most daily decisions go to the board. Beneath the board members are the regional managers, who oversee the branch managers, who run each local branch.
What is order of importance?
500
Identify the part of speech: Walking on the beach, Delores dodged jellyfish that had washed ashore.
What is a gerund phrase?
500
A sentance that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.
What is a topic sentence?
500
The repetition of final constanance sounds and stressed syllables with different vowel words.
What is consonance?