The type of poetic device used in the following sentence: Jesse’s jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily.
What is ALLITERATION?
100
The acronym we use to help us break down an essay prompt.
What is FIN?
200
The kind of quote found in the following sentence: He told me to get my backpack because we were leaving.
What is an INDIRECT QUOTE?
200
The type of point of view that uses I, me, and my.
What is FIRST PERSON?
200
The type of figurative language used in the following poem: “Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.”
What is a SIMILE?
200
An object that stands for a greater idea.
What is symbolism
200
The type of writing that includes: Hook, Claim, Support, Concessions and Refutations, and a Summary/Call to action.
What is ARGUMENTATIVE or PERSUASIVE?
300
The literary device that is used to help a person see, feel, smell, or hear what the author is writing about.
What is IMAGERY?
300
When the author says the opposite of what he/she means for effect.
What is IRONY?
300
The type of figurative language used in the following line of poetry: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
300
"Quickly" is an example of this part of speech.
What is an adverb
300
The type of rhetorical appeal that uses logic to persuade the audience.
What is LOGOS?
400
The author's attitude about the subject he/she is writing about.
What is TONE?
400
The main character in a story and the character who opposes the main character. (Two responses required.)
Who are the PROTAGONIST and ANTAGONIST?
400
Hints that the author provides as to what will happen next in a story.
What is foreshadowing
400
Character vs. Character, Character vs. Society, Character vs. Nature
What is external conflicts
400
Emotional, Logical and Ethical appeals used to try to persuade an audience to agree with a speaker/writer.
What are RHETORICAL APPEALS?
500
A writer's or a speaker's distinctive use of language.
What is VOICE?
500
Exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect.
What is HYPERBOLE?
500
The big idea
What is a theme
500
Descriptive words used to create an emotional reaction in the reader.
What is mood
500
The steps of the writing process after breaking down the prompt. (There are 4 responses.)
What is BRAINSTORM, ROUGH DRAFT, REVISE/EDIT, FINAL DRAFT?