Figurative Language
The use of these 2 words could mean the difference a simile and a metaphor
What is like or as?
This text structure refers to a text that presents events in the order that they happened
What is chronological?
This appeal focuses on connecting to people's emotions
What is pathos?
The root word "audi", as used in the word auditory, means this
What is sound?
This term refers to the most important idea(s) or message within a text
What is central idea?
This type of figurative language uses an object to refer to something else, typically an abstract idea (ex. eagle = freedom)
What is Symbolism?
This text structure presents an issue or event, followed by the result of that event
What is cause and effect?
This appeal focuses on connecting to the reader's/listener's logical reasoning
What is logos?
The root word "carn", as used in the word carnivorous, means this
What is flesh/meat?
This term refers to your position on something, like an argument, or what you are writing about
What is a claim?
The following example uses this common figurative language device:
“The troubled sky reveals / The grief it feels.”
What is personification?
The following are examples of this structural text element: captions, pictures, graphs, table of contents
What are text features?
This appeal focuses on shared values/beliefs, or background knowledge
What is ethos?
The root words "liver/liber", as used in the word liberate, means this
What is free?
This rhetorical device encourages readers to think about and come up with their own answer to a question
What is a rhetorical question?
Saying something "Costs an arm and a leg" is an example of this type of figurative language
What is an idiom? OR What is hyperbole?
The following statements represent this text structure:
Many students struggle with time management. Implementing a daily schedule and prioritizing tasks can help students manage their time more effectively.
What is problem and solution?
In an argument, the writer should always include this major element to better persuade readers that their position is better
What is a counterclaim or counterargument?
Derived from the Latin "scribere," meaning "to write"
What is scrib/script?
The following are examples of this term: the loss of innocence, good triumphs over evil, life and death, unrequited love
What is theme?
This stanza from Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams" contains these 2 common figurative language elements:
"Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly."
What is metaphor and personification?
The following statements are an example of this text structure:
Both cats and dogs make popular pets. However, cats are more independent, while dogs require more attention and training.
What is compare and contrast?
The 3 main reasons or purposes why an author writes a text
What is to inform, persuade, or entertain?
Derived from the Latin "caedere," meaning "to cut" or "to kill"
What is cide/cise?
You've fallen into my trap! If it's points you wish from me, you must answer this riddle, see:
"I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?"
What is a map?