Literary Terms
What do we call an educated guess based on what you are reading?
What is an inference?
What kind of clause is this? "but if you think about it"
What is a dependent clause?
What kind of appeal is this: "Nine out of ten dentists recommend Colgate Toothpaste"
What is Ethos?
Identify what is wrong with this name in MLA citation format: Randall, King
Names in MLA are always "Last, First"
Which figurative language makes a comparison without using Like or As?
What is a Metaphor?
This is the process where authors give us personality traits about a character, such as in The Landlady.
What is characterization
What kind of clause is this: "The referee was in attendance."
Independent clause
What type of appeal is this? "70 percent of all students say social media is a large part of their life."
What is logos?
What kind of letters do titles have to have?
What are Italics
Which type of Figurative Language uses words to create a sound, such as "Splash" or "thud"
What is onomatopoeia?
What kind of Irony out of Verbal, Dramatic, or situational is it when a character says one thing and means another?
what is Verbal?
Make this sentence more grammatically correct: "I missed school, because I was sick"
You must remove the comma.
What does Ethos use in its appeals?
What is "credibility"?
In MLA, if we don't have information for one of the steps, what do we do?
What is "Skip it and move to the next step"?
What Kind of figurative language is this in the sentence "This is taking Forever!" Keep in mind that Exxageration.
What is Hyperbole?
This is when authors Hint about what is happening in the future of the story.
What is forshadowing?
Make this sentence Correct: "Before, you go, please turn out the lights."
This style of persuasion is in the sentence "You'll do the right thing and vote with me because you have a good heart".
What is Pathos?
What Kind of Indention does an MLA work cited page use?
What is a Hanging Indent?
What kind of Figurative Language is in the sentence: "The sun smiled down at me."
What is Personification?
This is the kind of irony out of Dramatic, situational, and verbal irony in which the outcome is different from what we expect.
Make this sentence correct: "If enough snow falls tonight then we might get a snow day."
Add a comma after "tonight"
What style of persuasion is used in this sentence? "Out of 100 people asked, 90 chose our soda brand over competitors.
What is Logos?
What Punctuation do we put after the author's name?
What is a Period?
What Kind of Figurative Language is it when you tell someone to "Break a Leg"
What is an Idiom?