Student Writing Handbook Fifth+Edition

452 / Glossary verse 1. poetry in general, sometimes more specifically poetry of a light or amus- ing nature. 2. a stanza or sho ...

Index analogy characteristics of, 49 defined, 430 overview, 49, 50 in persuasion paper, 112 prewriting, 50–53 proofreading, 54 r ...

454 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition characteristics of, 143 defined, 431 dialogue in, 177 overview ...

Index / 455 cause-and-effect development method autobiography, 145 characteristics of, 57–58 defined, 432 literary analysis of a ...

common ground, 109 common noun, defined, 433 communication by letter, 200 nonverbal, 178 comparative, 418, 433 comparison. See a ...

details, 92–93 determining purpose, 92 dialogue, 177 improving content, 94 overview, 90–91 prewriting, 91–93 proofreading, 94 re ...

458 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition drama scripts characteristics of, 349–350 dialogue and, 177 ov ...

Index / 459 figures, technical report, 380 film viewing, 6–7 final draft. See also proofreading defined, 438 of editorial letter ...

460 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition honesty in application essays, 128 in resumes, 335–336, 338 Ho ...

Index / 461 laboratory report, 377, 442 last word, importance of, 17 letterhead, business letter, 201 letter of complaint, 205 l ...

462 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition focus, selecting, 23–24 four-paragraph theme, 23 method of dev ...

Index / 463 in opinion papers, 105 in reviews, 344 organization, defined, 444 organizational plan, 109 autobiographical sketch, ...

464 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition perfect tenses, defined, 445 period defined, 445 when to use, ...

Index / 465 character sketch, 166–169 classification, 67–70 classified ads, 173–174 college admission application essays, 131–13 ...

466 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition feature article, 197 grammar, 45–46 job applications, 142 list ...

Index / 467 defined, 448 developing first draft, 306 MLA endnote-style sample paper, 326–327 MLA parenthetical-style sample pape ...

468 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition Roman numerals defined, 449 in outlines, 271–272, 274, 277–278 ...

Index / 469 descriptive papers, 93 in multi-paragraph papers, 26 special-collections library room, 150 specific details defined, ...

470 / Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Fifth Edition revising, 360 sample, 361–363 tense, 451. See also names of sp ...

Index / 471 in comparison-and-contrast papers, 75 defined, 451 in descriptive papers, 94 in lectures, 274 literary analysis, 238 ...