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POETRY
REVISING AND EDITING
ESSAYS
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
READING
100
Words that sound the way they are spelled
What is onomatapoeia
100
A dependent clause that doesn't express a complete thought
What is a sentence fragment?
100
The part of the essay that grabs the reader's interest
What is a hook?
100
Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
This is used when you need to know the denotative meaning of a word
What is a dictionary?
200
A poem that creates strong emotions, often through musical sounds
What is a lyrical poem?
200
Two independent clauses joined together with only a comma
What is a run-on sentence?
200
The part of a persuasive essay that tells the reader what your argument is going to be
What is a thesis?
200
Giving human qualities to a nonhuman object
What is personification?
200
Using other words or phrases in a passage to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words
What is context clues?
300
The pattern of rhyme that appears at the end of the lines in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
300
The short words that are used with a comma to join two independent clauses correctly
What is a coordinating conjunction or FANBOY?
300
The part of the essay where you restate the thesis and summarize the arguments or reasons
What is the conclusion?
300
"I had a ton of chores to do!"
What is hyperbole?
300
What a passage is about
What is main idea?
400
The repetition of vowel sounds in a poem
What is assonance?
400
The process of correcting errors in sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation
What is Editing?
400
The part of the essay that presents your supporting evidence and facts and examples
What are body paragraphs?
400
"The broken desk tortured my back."
What is personification?
400
Writing notes in the margins of a text to help with comprehension
What are annotations?
500
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or phrases in a poem
What is alliteration?
500
The process of deleting content, moving content, or changing content in a written text
What is revising?
500
The purpose of this essay is to inform or explain
What is an expository essay?
500
"The fly's buzzing around my head drove me crazy!"
What is onomatopoeia?
500
Forming a picture in your mind as you read a text
What is visualizing the text?