Finals Terms 1

Question 1

Tone

Answer 1

Attitude that a character, narrator, or author has towards the subject matter or audience

Question 2

Figurative language

Answer 2

A way of expressing oneself without use of a words strict meaning

Question 3

Anecdote

Answer 3

A short or interesting story about a real incident or person

Question 4

Theme

Answer 4

Main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or literary work

Question 5

Dialogue

Answer 5

Conversation between two or more people as featured

Question 6

First person point of view

Answer 6

The narrator in stash of the story tells the story from their point of view.
for example, I, me, we 

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

Exaggerated statements, or claims not meant literally

Question 8

Connotation

Answer 8

Idea or feeling word invokes, in addition to literal/primary meaning ( feelings suggested)

Question 9

Denotation

Answer 9

Literal meaning of word

Question 10

Persuasive appeal (ethos, pathos, logos)

Answer 10

Ethos, appeals to credibility, pathos appeals to emotion, and logos appeals to logic 

Question 11

Independent clause

Answer 11

A group of words that contain a subject, and a verb, and expresses complete thought. Can stand alone

Question 12

Dependent clause

Answer 12

A group of words that have a subject plus verb, but do not express a complete thought. Cannot stand alone 

Question 13

Style manual (MLA, APA, etc.)

Answer 13

Everything a writer needs to know in order to make their work look and read appropriately

Question 14

A simple sentence

Answer 14

A sentence containing only one clause, a single subject and predicate.
For example. Joe waited for the train. The train was late. 

Question 15

Compound sentence

Answer 15

Two independent clauses, joined by a coordinating conjunction and a comma/ semi colon. For example. The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure. 

Question 16

Complex sentence

Answer 16

Combines dependent clause with an independent clause. (if dependent clause is before the independent, separate by, otherwise, no punctuation).  Because the soup was too cold, I warmed it in the microwave.