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