Reading & Literature
The lesson readers can learn from a work of literature
What is the theme?
NOT to be confused with main idea
A type of figurative language that compares two things without the use of "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
NOT to be confused with simile
The rhetorical appeal that appeals to people's emotions
What is pathos?
What is a claim?
A reference book of synonyms and antonyms
What is a thesaurus?
A logical assumption based on evidence
What is an inference?
An exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
The rhetorical appeal that appeals to credibility
The two pieces of information that are required for an MLA-formatted in-text citation
What is the author's last name and the page number?
What is third-person omniscient?
These are the five parts of a plot.
What are the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
"The big, bright, blinding sun had quite the effect on my sight" is an example of this type of figurative language
3 acceptable answers!
What is alliteration?
What is consonance?
What is assonance?
This is the purpose of rhetoric
This part of writing explains how the evidence proves the claim to be true.
What is reasoning?
A punctuation mark that is used to combine two independent clauses without a conjunction
This is used to show the reader a character's traits without directly telling them
What is indirect characterization?
"SPLASH!" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an onomatopoeia?
A rhetorical device that juxtaposes two contrasting words to impact the meaning or appeal of a text
What is antithesis?
When you integrate a quote into your own sentence, instead of writing a quote without context; it's best practice
These are the four types of sentence structures.
What are simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences?
Simple sentences = one independent clause
Compound sentences = 2+ independent clauses w/ conjunction(s)
Complex sentences = independent clause + 1+ dependent clauses
Compound-complex = at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause
This type of literature traditionally focuses on external terror/supernatural forces to evoke fear; in the modern day, it focuses on internal horrors, psychological trauma, and alienation to elicit its themes
What is Gothic Literature?
The emotional meaning or "vibe" behind a word, rather than its literal meaning
What is connotation?
A rhetorical device in which the same word/phrase is repeated multiple times, but only at the beginning of a sentence/paragraph
What is anaphora?
NOT to be confused with repetition
The type of evidence that is based on personal experiences
What is anecdotal evidence?
A type of clause that can exist as its own sentence
Independant Clause