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Writing Style
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Perspective or angle from which a work is narrated
point of view
short
imperative sentence
imagery
2. Involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject
long/involved
compound-complex sentence
exclamatory sentence
inverted order of a sentence
3. A less formal use of language; language spoke by most educated people
stream of consciousness
independent/main clause
imperative sentence
middle/ neutral diction
4. Literal or factual description-who - what - when - where; straight foward facts
juxtaposition
independent/main clause
narrator
detail
5. 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)
connotation
imagery
Third Person Objective POV
free indirect style
6. A question that expects no answer. it is used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct statement.
rhetorical question
natural order of a sentence
jargon
point of view
7. Divides the predicate into two parts with the subject coming in the middle
interrogative sentence
split order of a sentence
Third Person Omniscient POV
inverted order of a sentence
8. The narrator tells the story in third person - but restricts the viewpoint to that of one character
imagery
Third Person Limited POV
independent/main clause
complex sentence
9. A clause that does not express a complete idea and cannot stand alone as a sentence - e.g. although the king is sick
natural order of a sentence
formal/ elevated diction
jargon
dependent/subordinate clause
10. Speaker who tells a story or other literary work
narrator
detail
connotation
jargon
11. Sentence structure of a piece of writing
clause
slang
syntax
informal diction
12. The literal - dictionary definition of a word
denotation
long/involved
narrator
point of view
13. 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
naive or unreliable narrator
stream of consciousness
compound-complex sentence
middle/ neutral diction
14. 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)
natural order of a sentence
First Person POV
organization
clause
15. The story is told by an outside narrator - not one of the characters using the third person (e.g. she/he)
compound-complex sentence
Third Person Omniscient POV
telegraphic
repetition
16. 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
parallelism
slang
telegraphic
phrase
17. The implied or suggested meaning attached to a word; the emotional "tag" that goes along with a word
exclamatory sentence
connotation
loose sentence
detail
18. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; a main idea
short
tone
juxtaposition
independent/main clause
19. A sentence that is shorter than 5 words in length
telegraphic
clause
diction
formal/ elevated diction
20. Words which can be perceived by the five senses - e.g. hug - kiss - touch - smile
medium
periodic sentence
rhetorical question
concrete
21. A group of words containing a subject and a verb - e.g. the king is sick
concrete
informal diction
clause
loose sentence
22. Expresses a strong feeling
exclamatory sentence
point of view
dialect
rhetorical question
23. Contains one subject and one verb
imagery
medium
connotation
simple sentence
24. Informal - casual language; in a conversational manner and including slang expressions
colloquial
First Person POV
dialect
narrator
25. 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
Third Person Objective POV
repetition
telegraphic
Third Person Limited POV
26. A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb - e.g. into the woods
complex sentence
stream of consciousness
phrase
colloquial
27. A sentence that is approximately 18 words in length
Third Person Objective POV
loose sentence
medium
syntax
28. Gives a command
imperative sentence
short
Third Person Objective POV
Third Person Omniscient POV
29. 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
juxtaposition
simple sentence
narrator
stream of consciousness
30. Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Third Person Objective POV
repetition
complex sentence
imperative sentence
31. A private or technical vocabulary peculiar to a specific group - such as a trade or profession
informal diction
jargon
Third Person Omniscient POV
syntax
32. Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate
natural order of a sentence
declarative sentence
jargon
simple sentence
33. Makes a statement
Third Person Omniscient POV
naive or unreliable narrator
informal diction
declarative sentence
34. Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending
repetition
detail
loose sentence
long/involved
35. Specific word choices of an author
First Person POV
rhetorical question
independent/main clause
diction
36. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction or by a semicolon
clause
compound sentence
juxtaposition
long/involved
37. Makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached
juxtaposition
compound-complex sentence
periodic sentence
parallelism
38. 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
medium
stream of consciousness
loose sentence
natural order of a sentence
39. A sentence that is 30 words or more in length
formal/ elevated diction
long/involved
abstract
split order of a sentence
40. 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
compound sentence
complex sentence
free indirect style
First Person POV
41. Dignified - impersonal and elevated use of language
compound-complex sentence
connotation
natural order of a sentence
formal/ elevated diction
42. Asks a question
dialect
narrator
Third Person Omniscient POV
interrogative sentence
43. Casual - relaxed language; often colloquial
point of view
tone
informal diction
free indirect style
44. 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
abstract
natural order of a sentence
parallelism
formal/ elevated diction
45. Attitude of the narrator or author toward the subject - self - other characters - the reader - etc.
diction
denotation
tone
free indirect style
46. A sentence that is approximately 5 words in length
point of view
compound-complex sentence
denotation
short
47. The pattern that an author uses to arrange and present ideas - also called structure or form
phrase
juxtaposition
connotation
organization
48. Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
free indirect style
Third Person Limited POV
slang
compound-complex sentence
49. Vocabulary used by a definable groups of people from a particular geographic region - economic group - or social class
inverted order of a sentence
parallelism
dialect
simple sentence
50. Use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with the preferred wording common among the educated in a culture
middle/ neutral diction
slang
long/involved
concrete