figurative language
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics
What is personification?
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the main idea?
a struggle between a person or an outside force
What is external conflict
"Studies have shown that chimpanzees raised by humans develop significantly poorer social skills than chimpanzees raised in the wild. Based on this evidence, we believe it is in the zoo’s best interest to maintain a large population of adult chimpanzees.
Logos
a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
"9 out of 10 dentists agree that ToothWhite is America’s most effective toothpaste against teeth goblins. Buy ToothWhite today!"
Ethos
the main events of a short story
What is plot
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
visually descriptive or figurative language
What is imagery
"The Purple Team wants to destroy your way of life by supporting things you disagree with and being nice to people you don’t like! Are we going to let them? I say, no way! Vote Orange Team: The team that hates Purple!"
Logos
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
What is mood?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
"Our beloved family dog, Luna, died from an infected wound caused by broken bottles along the road. The city’s litter problem needs to be addressed so no one else feels the pain we did when Luna died."
Pathos
the perspective from which the story's told
What is point of view
The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
What is tone?
a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________
What is analogy
Cable ratings have dropped 30 percent year over year in the past decade while streaming services have seen a 200 percent increase in adoption rates over the past two years. Clearly, cable television is becoming a thing of the past.
Whtat type of persusaian is this? Ethos, Pathos, Logos?
Logos