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Writing Style
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Informal - casual language; in a conversational manner and including slang expressions
short
colloquial
dependent/subordinate clause
loose sentence
2. 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
loose sentence
exclamatory sentence
periodic sentence
parallelism
3. Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
natural order of a sentence
stream of consciousness
narrator
4. A sentence that is approximately 5 words in length
detail
compound-complex sentence
short
independent/main clause
5. Involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject
compound-complex sentence
detail
inverted order of a sentence
First Person POV
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
inverted order of a sentence
loose sentence
organization
7. Perspective or angle from which a work is narrated
naive or unreliable narrator
point of view
slang
stream of consciousness
8. 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
telegraphic
periodic sentence
stream of consciousness
Third Person Omniscient POV
9. Asks a question
free indirect style
informal diction
interrogative sentence
Third Person Objective POV
10. The story is told by an outside narrator - not one of the characters using the third person (e.g. she/he)
informal diction
Third Person Omniscient POV
clause
parallelism
11. Divides the predicate into two parts with the subject coming in the middle
split order of a sentence
formal/ elevated diction
middle/ neutral diction
compound sentence
12. A sentence that is shorter than 5 words in length
inverted order of a sentence
telegraphic
interrogative sentence
concrete
13. The pattern that an author uses to arrange and present ideas - also called structure or form
organization
detail
independent/main clause
point of view
14. Vocabulary used by a definable groups of people from a particular geographic region - economic group - or social class
long/involved
dialect
dependent/subordinate clause
medium
15. A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb - e.g. into the woods
dialect
detail
phrase
exclamatory sentence
16. Specific word choices of an author
compound-complex sentence
diction
phrase
syntax
17. A clause that does not express a complete idea and cannot stand alone as a sentence - e.g. although the king is sick
denotation
medium
dependent/subordinate clause
stream of consciousness
18. Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
point of view
natural order of a sentence
compound-complex sentence
denotation
19. Makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached
stream of consciousness
simple sentence
dialect
periodic sentence
20. A sentence that is 30 words or more in length
long/involved
imperative sentence
compound-complex sentence
naive or unreliable narrator
21. The implied or suggested meaning attached to a word; the emotional "tag" that goes along with a word
inverted order of a sentence
denotation
loose sentence
connotation
22. Contains one subject and one verb
denotation
loose sentence
informal diction
simple sentence
23. Attitude of the narrator or author toward the subject - self - other characters - the reader - etc.
tone
concrete
loose sentence
interrogative sentence
24. The literal - dictionary definition of a word
Third Person Objective POV
juxtaposition
detail
denotation
25. A private or technical vocabulary peculiar to a specific group - such as a trade or profession
periodic sentence
narrator
jargon
concrete
26. The narrator tells the story in third person - but restricts the viewpoint to that of one character
slang
Third Person Limited POV
denotation
middle/ neutral diction
27. 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
interrogative sentence
juxtaposition
natural order of a sentence
Third Person Objective POV
28. Makes a statement
concrete
dependent/subordinate clause
free indirect style
declarative sentence
29. Use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with the preferred wording common among the educated in a culture
juxtaposition
clause
long/involved
slang
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
juxtaposition
rhetorical question
concrete
31. Dignified - impersonal and elevated use of language
short
formal/ elevated diction
free indirect style
compound-complex sentence
32. A group of words containing a subject and a verb - e.g. the king is sick
natural order of a sentence
clause
colloquial
compound-complex sentence
33. Words which can be perceived by the five senses - e.g. hug - kiss - touch - smile
concrete
short
medium
formal/ elevated diction
34. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction or by a semicolon
denotation
natural order of a sentence
compound sentence
loose sentence
35. Sentence structure of a piece of writing
syntax
dialect
abstract
connotation
36. Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending
Third Person Omniscient POV
loose sentence
imperative sentence
complex sentence
37. Speaker who tells a story or other literary work
rhetorical question
narrator
dependent/subordinate clause
First Person POV
38. A less formal use of language; language spoke by most educated people
compound-complex sentence
repetition
middle/ neutral diction
split order of a sentence
39. A device in which words - sounds - and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and create emphasis
tone
middle/ neutral diction
repetition
point of view
40. 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
naive or unreliable narrator
long/involved
abstract
concrete
41. Gives a command
imperative sentence
colloquial
connotation
jargon
42. Literal or factual description-who - what - when - where; straight foward facts
organization
free indirect style
detail
connotation
43. Expresses a strong feeling
loose sentence
compound-complex sentence
dialect
exclamatory sentence
44. 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)
First Person POV
narrator
medium
concrete
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)
informal diction
diction
colloquial
imagery
46. 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
clause
connotation
juxtaposition
stream of consciousness
47. Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate
natural order of a sentence
declarative sentence
informal diction
complex sentence
48. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; a main idea
medium
slang
independent/main clause
stream of consciousness
49. 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
Third Person Objective POV
abstract
parallelism
naive or unreliable narrator
50. A sentence that is approximately 18 words in length
imagery
medium
Third Person Objective POV
organization