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