Vocabulary
An analogy that doesn't contain "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
When the subject of the sentence performs/causes the action
What is active voice?
The rhetorical appeal based on logic.
What is logos?
If this happens, you will not be admitted to the testing room
What is being late?
when the author hints at events yet to come in a story
What is foreshadowing?
when the opposite of what you’d expect happens
What is situational irony?
When sentences contain the same basic structure to create an effect
What is parallel structure/parallelism?
The rhetorical appeal based on trust and credibility.
What is ethos?
This is the number of ELA questions your teacher can answer on test day
What is zero?
This device uses human traits to describe non-human things
What is personification?
a reference to a person, place, thing, concept without directly stating that it's a reference
What is an allusion?
What is a comma splice?
an exaggerated statement that emphasizes the significance of the statement’s actual meaning
What is hyperbole?
A few examples are "me", "my", "I", "we", "us", and "you".
What are personal pronouns?
a small personal story used to make a point or provide supporting evidence
What is an anecdote?
appeals to readers’ senses through highly descriptive language
What is imagery?
Use this punctuation before a list
What is a colon?
saying the opposite of what is meant. Sarcasm is an example
What is verbal irony?
Avoid using these in academic writing; instead, speak in the 3rd person
What are personal pronouns?
The rhetorical appeal based on feelings
What is pathos?
What is a straw man? -or- What is a logical fallacy?
When all verbs in the sentence have the same tense
What is parallel structure/parallelism?
The rhetorical appeal based on urgency.
What is kairos?
The type of writing you should produce for questions that aren't multiple choice
What is a double-cheeseburger paragraph?
when the audience knows something the characters don’t