Vocabulary
to raise up or make lighter
What is LEV?
one subject is implied to be another so as to draw a comparison between their similarities and shared traits.
What is a metaphor?
Turn or twist
What is VERT?
a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
What is understatement?
push
What is PEL?
to throw
What is JECT?
a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things
What is a simile?
heat
What is THERM?
a literary device where two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound.
What is alliteration?
bitter, sour, sharp
What is ACER/ACID/ACRI?
away, separate
What is AB(S)?
a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.
What is LOGOS?
end or limit
What is FIN?
which literally means “opposite,” is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
What is ANTITHESIS?
English III
What is your favorite class of the day?
wish or will
What is VOL?
a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis
What is hyperbole?
death
What is MORT?
the ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character.
What is Ethos?
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Who is the most famous reindeer of all?
trust
What is Fid?
is repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
What is Parallel Structure?
good
What is BENE?
is a method of convincing people with an argument drawn out through an emotional response.
What is PATHOS?
Frosty the Snowman
Who is a jolly, happy soul?