By Definition #1
Why the author wrote the article or story.
Author's Purpose
Where and when a story exists.
Setting
I would really like it if we got this point-of-view correct.
First Person
He runs like a cheetah.
Simile
Rose, Maureen
Ashes of Roses.
A life lesson or moral.
Theme
Section of a poem, like what a paragraph is to a regular story.
Stanza
78% of students think this is an easy example.
Logos
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration.
Scoot, Sully.
Rogue Wave
Type of poem with 14 lines and a specific meter and rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
Type of poem with 19 lines, several of which repeat, and a specific rhyme scheme.
Villanelle
OMG! That is such a cute rhetorical appeal, it makes me so happy!
Pathos
Really? Really? You really don't get this one? Really?
Repetition.
Roger, Mrs. Jones.
Thank You, M'am.
Type of writing which includes a claim and a counterclaim.
Argumentative.
Imaginative use of words that are not literally true.
Figurative Language.
She said he would never agree with their answer to this point-of-view example, even without knowing if it is limited or omniscient.
Third Person.
I love waking up in time to see the flowers waving at me on my way to work.
Personification
Mitchell, Uncle Tommy, a bird
Ball Hawk
The two -ixes that can appear on either side of a root word to change meaning.
Prefix and suffix.
The three main sections of an informative, or expository, essay.
Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion.
I was never expecting that climax after climbing through the first two parts of the plot mountain.
Exposition, rising action.
This is a million times harder than it seems. I mean, at first I thought it was hyperbole, but then the level of difficulty really challenged that answer.
Parallelism
Peyton Farquhar, Union scout
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.