Figurative Language
This is: Language that means something other than what it says.
What is, "Figurative language"?
he main idea of the text; the gist of what the author is trying to convey. It is the one overarching idea that can be found in the text.
What is, "Central idea"?
Groups of lines in a poem
What is a "Stanza"?
You should do this first. It is so incredibly important that you do this first. Write your answer in ALL CAPS!
What is, "READ THE QUESTIONS?"
Greek for 1
anti means...?
auto means...?
chrome means...?
anti=against
auto= self
chrome= color
exaggerated statements
What is, "hyperbole"?
A statement of what the author believes. Sometimes an author is trying to convince the reader to agree with the claim.
What is, "Author's Claim"?
Examples: rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, onomatopoeia
What are, "poetic elements"?
What should you read once you have the questions in your head, so that you understand what you're looking for?
What is, "the passage?"
Greek for 2
"geo" means...?
"hydr" means...?
"phil" means...?
geo= earth
hydr= water
phil=love
something that is not what is expected; language that usually means the opposite of what is being said
What is "Irony?"
Examples: straw man, red herring, false dichotomy, slippery slope, correlation does not mean causation.
What is, "Logical Fallacies?"
examples sometimes found in poetry: imagery, metaphor, simile, personification
What is, "figurative language"?
What should you eliminate?
What is, "Potential answers you definitively know are NOT correct."
Latin for 3
"audi" means...
"dict" means...
"gen" means...
audi= hear
dict=say
gen=birth
Examples: person vs. self, vs. others, vs. society, vs. technology, vs. nature
What is "Conflict"?
How the author looks at an issue from their own vantage point.
What is, "Perspective?"
Curveball Mr. Ambler Question...
Name at least 5 countries Mr. A intends to visit this summer. You may list up to 10 and as long as you have 5, you can get full credit.
England/UK, France, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Turkey
"PARAGRAPHS, LINES, AND STANZAS ARE USUALLY x TO HELP YOU."
What is "x"?
What is, "Numbered"?
Latin for 4
"manu" means...
"omni" means...
"vac" means...
manu= hand
means= all
vac= empty
ethos, pathos, logos, the use of repetition, rhetorical questions
What is, "Rhetoric"?
For instance, how does the author structure the text to make their point- Cause and effect? Problem and solution? Compare and contrast? Chronologically?
What is, "Structure?"
Wager up to 1000 points (no matter how many points you have):
Write down the left side of your board S T E A L, then doing indirect characterization analysis on Miles Morales from Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse.
S speech
T thoughts
E effects on others
A actions
L looks
MOST OF THE ANSWERS ON A LANGUAGE ARTS TEST ARE RIGHT THERE IF YOU JUST……….. x. FOR. THE ANSWERS.
What is "x"?
What is, "LOOK"?
Daily Double Question (wager up to all of your points) 5 Minute timer:
How many Latin roots can you identify in this sentence? There are 10 possible roots. Write the root and the meaning like this: "bene=good". You must identify at least 8 of the roots to get full credit.
"The benevolent dictator, having abdicated his dictatorial power, now leads a civic movement to circumscribe the acriaquous regulations, advocating for the omniscient judiciary to abjure mismanagement, and employing his lucid eloquence to elucidate the societal need for pacification and the abolition of timorous legislation."
bene- (meaning "well" or "good")
dict- (meaning "say" or "declare")
ab- (meaning "away" or "from")
circ- (meaning "around" or "about")
acri- (meaning "sharp" or "bitter")
aqu- (meaning "water")
omni- (meaning "all" or "every")
jur- (meaning "law" or "right")
mis- (meaning "wrong" or "badly")
luc- (meaning "light" or "shine")
pac- (meaning "peace")
tim- (meaning "fear")
scrib- (meaning "write")
sens- (meaning "feel" or "perceive")