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Essay Writing
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100

Why the author wrote the text.

What is author's purpose?

100

What is the term used to define that attention getting beginning of an essay?

What is a hook?

100

a word that means the same thing as another word, is called a......

What is a synonym?

100

What is the term given to the element when the initial sounds of a word, beginning either with a consonant or a vowel, are repeated in close succession?

What is alliteration?

100
What is the character who opposes the hero or creates the conflict?
What is an antagonist?
200

to inform, persuade, or entertain

What is the author's purpose for writing a text.?

200

The sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper.

What is a thesis statement?

200
"Begin now by taking advantage of this phenomenal offer." What does phenomenal mean?
What is extraordinary?
200
What is the name of the literary device that is something in itself, and it also suggests something deeper?
What is a symbol?
200
What is an account of a person's life written by that person?
What is autobiography?
300

a cookbook containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts.

What is to inform?

300

Writing is a process that involves these four distinct steps...

What are prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing.  

300

when you run out of time on the SAT test and need to answer more questions, you should use this strategy.

What is to pick one letter and use it for the answer to the remainder of the questions.

300
What is the literary device often found in poetry, when you mean literally, exactly what you say?
What is denotation?
300
What is a moment of great intensity in the plot of a literary work, generally bringing events to a head and leading to the conclusion?
What is climax?
400

author's purpose for writing a book about a kid that gets lost in the woods.

What is to entertain?

400

What is the part of the writing process where a student will make additions or deletions of content ideas to make the paper flow better and have better voice?

What is revision?

400
"When the shepherd's whistle releases her, she's off like an arrow running east." What literary device is used in this sentence?
What is simile?
400
What is the literary device when the idea created means something else, something that might be initially hidden, and not to be taken literally?
What is connotation?
400
What is a conversational passage in a narrative or play used to advance the plot or develop the characters?
What is dialogue?
500

A politician's speech about how homes should be provided to families who cannot afford them.

What is to persuade?

500

The author is giving an opinion on something and wants you to agree with him. This would be known as...

What is a persuasive essay?

500
His words were a dagger stabbing at my heart. What literary device is used here?
What is metaphor? or, What is personification?
500
What is a reference, within a literary work, to another work of fiction, a film, a piece of art, or even a real event?
What is an allusion?
500
What is the perspective from which a story is told; may be first person, third person, or less commonly, second person?
What is point-of-view?