Definitions
Argumentative Essays
Story Time
Rhetorical Devices
Figurative Language
100

The quality or state of being tenacious; determination to continue despite challenges

What is tenacity?

100

The side you choose.

What is a claim/thesis

100

Author's Purpose

What is the reason an author writes something

100

A rhetorical strategy based on making the morally correct decision.

What is Ethos?

100
  • That’s light as a feather.
  • We’re like two peas in a pod.

What is a simile?

200

The capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties

What is resilience?

200

The opposite side of the argument.

What is the Counterclaim/Counterargument?

200

A universal idea, lesson or message explored throughout a work of literature.

What is theme?

200

A rhetorical strategy where the reasoning of an argument plays upon a person's emotions.

What is Pathos?
200
  • Time flies when you are having fun.
  • The light danced across the window sill.

What is personification?

300

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success

What is Perserverance?

300

How many paragraphs are in an argumentative essay

What is 4

300

Refers to the viewpoint or lens through which a story is told. It shapes how theme, emotions, and images are conveyed, influencing the reader's connection to the work. 

What is Perspective or Point of View. 

300

A rhetorical strategy where the argument is made by presenting facts that lead the audience to a specific conclusion.

What is Logos?

300
  • Even elephants enjoy eating eggs every day.
  • She sells sea-shells on the seashore.

What is alliteration?

400

The lack or denial of something that is necessary.

What is Deprivation?

400

The structure of a body paragraph 

What is Counterclaim, Main Idea, Evidence and Elaboration. 

400

 A brief overall summary of what the entire story is about?

What is the central idea?

400

A technique that writers use to convey a specific meaning, evoke certain emotions, or persuade readers to support a position.

Rhetorical Device or Appeal

400
  • I’ve listened to this audiobook a million times.
  • I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

What is a hyperbole?

500

The act of achieving something

What is attainment?

500

The essay we just wrote was?

What is the way modern society effects sleep and health.

500

The act of examining and dissecting a piece of literature, such as a novel, play, short story, or poem, to understand it's elements and explore it's deeper meaning. 

What is literary analysis?

500

Appealing to your readers emotions.

What is Pathos?

500
  • He has ants in his pants.
  • That is music to my ears.

What is a metaphor?

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