Rhetorical Devices
Figurative Language
Signal Words & Essays
Grammar & Punctuation
Hip Hop
100

BOOM!

onomatopoeia

100

The rain smells like fresh coffee in the morning. 

What is a "simile" 

100

What kind of essay is usually written in 1st person? 

Personal Narrative 

100
Used to end a statement.
What is a period.
100
These guys were Straight Outta Compton.
Who were N.W.A.
200

He felt like the flowers were waving hello.

Imagery 

200

Life is a highway. 

Metaphor 

200

This essay usually includes a claim and a counterclaim 

Argumentative 

200
Used to express high feelings or loud volume.
What is an exclamation mark.
200

"Ain't no woman alive that could take my mama's place" 

Tupac 

300

Appeals to emotions 

Pathos

300

The sun smiled in the early morning.

Personification 

300
Type of writing where the purpose is to inform, describe, explain, or define.
What is expository.
300
Used to separate clauses in a sentence.
What is a comma.
300

I'm different

Me, Ima grow up a dog

Lil Durk 

400

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

rhetorical question

400
He was taller than the Eiffel Tower!
What is a Hyperbole.
400

This is in the introductory paragraph. 

Thesis Statement 

400
Informs the reader that what follows the mark proves, explains, or lists elements of what preceded the mark.
What is a colon.
400

"How could you be so heartless" 

Kanye West 

500

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

Allusion 

500
A Giant Midgit. The Cold Fire. The Living Dead. Bitter Sweet.
What is an Oxymoron.
500
Bubble Map and Venn Diagrams are used in this style of essay.
What is Compare and Contrast.
500
A series of marks that means either a pause, or an unfinished thought.
What is Ellipsis "..."
500

"Love a black man to infinity to infinity, instinct leads me to another flow" 

Queen Latifah 

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