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Writing Style
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the youth - limited intelligence - or extreme subjectivity of a narrator (especially a first person narrator) leads the reader to question his/her version of characters and events
medium
naive or unreliable narrator
telegraphic
rhetorical question
2. Specific word choices of an author
diction
free indirect style
clause
medium
3. A question that expects no answer. it is used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct statement.
Third Person Objective POV
colloquial
middle/ neutral diction
rhetorical question
4. A way of narrating characters' thoughts or utterances that combines some of the features of third-person report with some features of first-person direct speech - allowing a flexible and sometimes ironic overlapping of internal and external perspecti
exclamatory sentence
Third Person Omniscient POV
free indirect style
inverted order of a sentence
5. A less formal use of language; language spoke by most educated people
middle/ neutral diction
narrator
long/involved
natural order of a sentence
6. Words which can be perceived by the five senses - e.g. hug - kiss - touch - smile
point of view
parallelism
concrete
abstract
7. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction or by a semicolon
compound sentence
dependent/subordinate clause
tone
independent/main clause
8. Gives a command
dependent/subordinate clause
imperative sentence
rhetorical question
Third Person Objective POV
9. The pattern that an author uses to arrange and present ideas - also called structure or form
compound-complex sentence
juxtaposition
organization
loose sentence
10. The implied or suggested meaning attached to a word; the emotional "tag" that goes along with a word
telegraphic
detail
connotation
periodic sentence
11. Attitude of the narrator or author toward the subject - self - other characters - the reader - etc.
telegraphic
phrase
tone
interrogative sentence
12. Asks a question
phrase
First Person POV
interrogative sentence
rhetorical question
13. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; a main idea
concrete
denotation
independent/main clause
inverted order of a sentence
14. A sentence that is shorter than 5 words in length
telegraphic
point of view
exclamatory sentence
phrase
15. Involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject
abstract
loose sentence
inverted order of a sentence
detail
16. Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate
formal/ elevated diction
rhetorical question
connotation
natural order of a sentence
17. Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
interrogative sentence
exclamatory sentence
free indirect style
compound-complex sentence
18. Sentence structure of a piece of writing
natural order of a sentence
independent/main clause
syntax
repetition
19. Makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached
formal/ elevated diction
periodic sentence
complex sentence
independent/main clause
20. The creation of mental "pictures" by use of sensory details denoting specific physical experiences (includes visual - auditory - olfactory(smell) - tactile(touch) - and gustatory(taste) images)
juxtaposition
imagery
repetition
free indirect style
21. When a writer seeks to reproduce - without a narrator's intervention - the exact flow of thoughts and feelings - that go through a character's minds as the character moves through the world
detail
repetition
stream of consciousness
imagery
22. Makes a statement
informal diction
denotation
rhetorical question
declarative sentence
23. Contains one subject and one verb
compound sentence
simple sentence
formal/ elevated diction
abstract
24. The narrator tells the story in third person - but restricts the viewpoint to that of one character
concrete
medium
Third Person Limited POV
parallelism
25. Vocabulary used by a definable groups of people from a particular geographic region - economic group - or social class
colloquial
dialect
simple sentence
formal/ elevated diction
26. A private or technical vocabulary peculiar to a specific group - such as a trade or profession
jargon
clause
middle/ neutral diction
free indirect style
27. Divides the predicate into two parts with the subject coming in the middle
compound-complex sentence
declarative sentence
phrase
split order of a sentence
28. Casual - relaxed language; often colloquial
informal diction
compound sentence
concrete
free indirect style
29. A group of words containing a subject and a verb - e.g. the king is sick
exclamatory sentence
tone
free indirect style
clause
30. The narrator refuses to enter the minds of any of the characters and so becomes a kind of roving sound camera; aka Dramatic POV because the characters are seen as they would appear in play
simple sentence
Third Person Objective POV
colloquial
Third Person Limited POV
31. The literal - dictionary definition of a word
independent/main clause
phrase
periodic sentence
denotation
32. Use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with the preferred wording common among the educated in a culture
periodic sentence
compound-complex sentence
tone
slang
33. A sentence that is approximately 18 words in length
declarative sentence
colloquial
medium
compound sentence
34. Informal - casual language; in a conversational manner and including slang expressions
parallelism
colloquial
concrete
point of view
35. Perspective or angle from which a work is narrated
point of view
natural order of a sentence
concrete
exclamatory sentence
36. The narrator is one of the characters - usually a main character - and tells the story from their own view. it can reveal the thoughts - feelings - and observations of which he or she is aware. (e.g. I)
formal/ elevated diction
exclamatory sentence
naive or unreliable narrator
First Person POV
37. A clause that does not express a complete idea and cannot stand alone as a sentence - e.g. although the king is sick
exclamatory sentence
dependent/subordinate clause
simple sentence
rhetorical question
38. A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb - e.g. into the woods
stream of consciousness
rhetorical question
split order of a sentence
phrase
39. Expresses a strong feeling
diction
split order of a sentence
exclamatory sentence
connotation
40. A sentence that is 30 words or more in length
dependent/subordinate clause
exclamatory sentence
First Person POV
long/involved
41. Words that do not appeal to and cannot be perceived by the senses but often carry the burden of meaning of any passage; words expressing ideas and/or concepts - e.g. love
slang
imperative sentence
phrase
abstract
42. Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending
loose sentence
abstract
declarative sentence
natural order of a sentence
43. The story is told by an outside narrator - not one of the characters using the third person (e.g. she/he)
Third Person Omniscient POV
concrete
exclamatory sentence
free indirect style
44. A sentence that is approximately 5 words in length
independent/main clause
abstract
Third Person Objective POV
short
45. Dignified - impersonal and elevated use of language
exclamatory sentence
rhetorical question
informal diction
formal/ elevated diction
46. A device in which words - sounds - and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and create emphasis
Third Person Limited POV
jargon
denotation
repetition
47. Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
split order of a sentence
complex sentence
diction
organization
48. A grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence. it involves an arrangement of words - phrases - sentences - and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased
stream of consciousness
parallelism
compound sentence
interrogative sentence
49. A poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas - words - or phrases are placed next to one another - creating a effect of suprise and wit
imperative sentence
imagery
exclamatory sentence
juxtaposition
50. Speaker who tells a story or other literary work
Third Person Omniscient POV
dialect
narrator
formal/ elevated diction