Writing Techniques Flashcards
(31 cards)
Word choice
Diction
The grammatical structure of a sentence
Syntax
A group of related words that lacks a subject and or predict
Phrase
Group of related words that has a subject me predict (may or may not be able to stand alone)
Clause
A group of words that contains a a subject and predict and can stand on it own
Independent clause
Had subject and predict but cannot stand on its own
Subordinate/ dependent clause
A statement
Declarative sentence
A command
Imperative sentence
A sentence that communicates strong emotion or surprise
Exclamatory sentence
A sentence that asks a question
Interrogative
A sentence that may have a simple subject or a compound subject, it also may have a predict or a compound predict (only one independent clause)
Simple sentence
Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction punctuation or both
Compound sentence
One independent and one or more dependent clauses
Complex sentence
Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent
Compound/complex sentence
A sentence in which details are added after the basic statement
Strung-along
A sentence in which details are infused between the subject and the predict or precede the subject and the predict
Periodic sentence
Non-standard arrangement of a sentence
Inverted sentence
Diction syntax and rhetorical devices combine to create a specific written work
Tone
Everyday writing and speaking; slang
Informal tone
Standard vocab; conventional sentence structure
Semi-formal tone
The use of ridicule, sarcasm irony humor ect to expose, attack or derive the vices, follies or shortcomings of humanity
Satire (I think we already had this one but it got mixed in with my new ones when I was typing them out)
Polysyllabic words, professional jargon, complete syntax
Formal tone
The atmosphere that is created by text
Mood
consider strategies of chronological, spatial, and most to least important to organize writing
Methods of organization
