Grammar
Rhetoric
Figurative Language
Academic Vocabulary
Writing
100

Used to separate items in a list

comma

100

Definition of Rhetoric

The art of speaking and writing.

100

He swam like a fish

simile

100

the main message of a text

theme

100

the first sentence of an essay

hook

200

Can be used for emphasis, extra information, a range, or clarification

Dash

200
Using clever wording to work on the emotions of the audience

Pathos

200

Deafening silence

oxymoron

200

Educated guess that can be supported with evidence 

Inference

200

Completing a story, writing an original story, or writing from a different perspective 

narrative writing

300

Verb + ing acting as a noun

Gerund

300
Using facts, statistics and other examples to support arguments.

logos

300

No one expects what happens in this irony type.

situational

300

the narrator of a poem is called

speaker

300

the once sentence difference between argumentative and informative 

counterclaim and rebuttal 

400

to + base verb 

infinitive

400

I have taught in many countries, schools, and environments. I have taught for 67 years. 


This is an example of?

Ethos

400
My heart, a cool stone.

metaphor

400

Antagonist

the bad guy

400

what each paragraph starts with after the introduction

transition word

500
After a complete sentence, this can be used to introduce a quote.

colon

500

Of the appeals, which is the strongest and often most effective?

pathos

500

it is raining cats and dogs

Idiom

500

STEAL

indirect characterization

speach

thoughts

effects

actions

looks

500

Using similar grammatical structures to emphasize a point and add clarity to writing

Parallel structure

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