Imagery
Symbolism
Allusion
Foreshadowing
A. Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Irony
Theme
Mood
Tone
Setting
Passive voice
Active voice
Complex sentence
Interrogative sentence
A red traffic light
A dictionary definition
A cat meowing
A dove representing peace
To provide statistical evidence
To entertain the reader
To present a counterargument
To illustrate a point
Hyperbole
Generalization
Qualification
Simile
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Irony
Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker, Tone
Simile, Onomatopoeia, Allusion, Paradox, Symbolism, Tone
Setting, Objectives, Audience, Point of view, Structure, Theme
Style, Order, Argument, Purpose, Syntax, Theme
Strategies for using humor in writing
Techniques for organizing an essay
Modes of persuasion based on credibility, emotion, and logic
Methods for conducting research
The audience knows a character's secret, but the character does not.
A character pretends to be someone they are not.
A character says one thing but means another.
The narrator tells the story from their own perspective.
The wind whispered through the trees.
The stars were diamonds in the sky.
She was as busy as a bee.
The ocean roared with anger.
To summarize the essay
To introduce the topic
To provide evidence
To present the main argument
Theme
Mood
Tone
Setting
I went to the store.
Because it was raining, I stayed home.
She ran quickly.
They laughed and played.
Ad hominem
Red herring
False analogy
Slippery slope
Semicolon
Colon
Dash
Comma
To introduce the topic
To provide evidence
To restate the thesis and summarize the main points
To present the counterargument
I think dogs make great pets.
Dogs are loyal, friendly, and low-maintenance pets.
My neighbor has a dog.
Some people like cats more than dogs.
Paradox
Fable
Allegory
Aphorism
The audience knows a character's secret, but the character does not.
A character pretends to be someone they are not.
A character says one thing but means another.
The narrator tells the story from their own perspective.
Objectivity and credibility
Trustworthiness and honesty
A lack of bias or personal perspective
A distorted or biased perspective
Metaphor
Alliteration
Allusion
Simile
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Life is like a box of chocolates.
This medicine works like magic.
Apples and oranges are both fruits, so they are the same.
She is as sweet as sugar.
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Simile
Irony
Life is like a box of chocolates.
This medicine works like magic.
Apples and oranges are both fruits, so they are the same.
She is as sweet as sugar.
To provide evidence
To introduce a new topic
To summarize the paragraph
To express the main idea of the paragraph
Symbolism
Allusion
Hyperbole
Irony
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Oxymoron