Eng 3 Semester Review

Figurative Language

100

This is a term comparing two or more things using "like" or "as"

What is a simile?

200

This is a term comparing two or more things without using "like or "as"

What is a metaphor?

300

This is a word standing in for a sound

What is an onomatopoeia? 

400

This is a group of words that have no literal meaning, but a figurative one, like "raining cats and dogs"

What is an idiom?

500

This is a figurative term for a reference to another text

What is allusion?

Poetry

100

When you use "this," you look at the words around a word you don't know to determine meaning

What are context clues?

200

This is the name of the rhyme scheme of a poem that does not rhyme

What is free verse?

300

This is a another word for word choice

What is diction?

400

This is an alternative name for "main idea," especially when dealing with poetry and non-fiction texts

What is a central idea?

500

This is the repetition of consonant sounds in a poem, e.g., "Sally sells seashells by the seashore"

What is consonance?

Rhetorical Appeals

100

This is the rhetorical appeal that is concerned with appealing to people's emotions

What is pathos?

200

This is the rhetorical appeal that is considered with the credibility of the author

What is ethos?

300

This rhetorical appeal is concerned with facts and statistics

What is logos?

400

This rhetorical appeal has to do with timeliness

What is kairos?

500

The rhetorical appeal being used in the following example:

9 out of 10 dentists agree, brushing your teeth with rocks is not recommended.

What is logos?

Parts of an Argument

100

This is the main argument throughout your essay

What is a thesis statement?

200

This part of an essay talks about what the other side believes

What is a counterargument?

300

This part of an essay responds to the counterargument

What is the rebuttal?

400

This is a question that shouldn't be answered, right?

What is a rhetorical question?

500

When you agree with the opposing point made--not just a place to buy snacks

What is a concession?

Poetry 2

100

This is the term for a poem's paragraph

What is a stanza?

200

Subjects and verbs must match in number

What is subject-verb agreement?

300

The vibe or mood of a poem

What is tone?

400

A rhyme with the same stressed vowel sound, e.g., "now" and "cow" or "gator" and "later"

What is an exact rhyme?

500

When the rhymes are similar, but aren't perfect, e.g., "wake" and "wait" or "clock" and "mohawk"

What is a slant rhyme?