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Sounds
Drama
Miscellaneous
Style
Style
100
This is what naturally occurring sounds look like in writing.
What is onomatopeoia?
100
This is the target reader or viewer of a work.
What is an audience?
100

The following example is of...


Dr. Ferth: (quietly creeping toward the stair) I wish it were daytime.

What is a stage direction?
100
Boils down to the words that are used. .  . a shortened form of what a secretary used to take from her boss's speeches.
What is diction?
100
This is the type of writing that is found in the majority of written material. You don't have to strike one without the "r" to get the answer.
What is prose?
200
This is when initial sounds are repeated in close proximity.
What is alliteration?
200
When a character speaks directly to the audience or one other character and "no one else" can hear
What is an aside?
200
This is when there is more than one meaning that can be applied to a text.
What is ambiguity?
200
This is how the author feels about the topic he/she writes. It acts as the TONE.
What is attitude?
300
This is when the vowels of a word rhyme with another word in close proximity.
What is assonance?
300
This term is what we call a "play."
What is a drama?
300
This is a question you ask to generate conversation.
What is a hypothetical question?
300
This is how people from different areas/cultures sound when speaking.
What is dialect?
400
This is when consonant sounds in words of close proximity rhyme.
What is consonance?
400
This is when an actor gives a very long speech that is heard by at least one other actor.
What is a monologue?
400
This is a lesson that is learned usually through fables and other stories.
What is a moral?
400
This is a type of langauge that is meant to be hurtful to others.
What is sarcasm?
500
This is language that is informal and should not be used in academic writing. It is often how we talk.
What is slang?
500
This is when a character talks about his inner thoughts or feelings when alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
500
This is the wording of a text, and when asked as a question no answer is expected.
What is rhetoric?
500
This is the shading of meaning between words.
What is semantics?