It's All Figurative
A direct comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Argumentative writing falls under this type of author's purpose.
To persuade
A person, place, or thing in a story that represents more than what it is
Symbol
The three types of author's purpose are...
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses and create an image in our mind
Imagery
The statement at the beginning of an essay that lays out the author's argument and tells what the essay is about.
Thesis Statement
The three types of point of view are...
First Person, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient
The author's opinions or beliefs about a topic...
Author's Viewpoint
The repeating of words or phrases to make an idea clearer
Repetition
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
The five parts of an argument are...
Claim, Reason, Evidence, Counterclaim, and Rebuttal
This is when what is expected to happen in a story is wildly different than what actually happens
Irony
The way an author organizes their text
Structure
A four line stanza in a poem is...
Quatrain
Reference to some other literary work, or other well-known fact of culture or history
Allusion
Using sarcasm and making fun of something to show how ridiculous it is to persuade the audience
Satire
When a recurrent element (image, sound, concept) repeatedly appears throughout the story to help develop the theme
Motif
Author's word choice is called...
Diction
The overall structure of a poem
Form
A seemingly contradictory statement that has some truth to it (Ex. "organized chaos")
Paradox
The three types of persuasion
Ethos (Credibility), Pathos (Emotion), and Logos (Logic)
A story, picture, or other piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one
Allegory
The way the author’s word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in a text is called...
Style
The two main types of sonnets are...
Shakesperean and Petrarchan