Figurative Language
He said what??
Trust issues
Literary and Rhetorical Devices
Make your case
100
imaginative language not meant to be taken literally, including metaphors, similes, personification and hyperbole
What is Figurative Language
100
Use to cite textual evidence; print a source’s exact words inside quotation marks
What is a quote
100
An individual’s preferences or prejudices; his or her point of view
What is bias
100
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together (“little lamb” or “big bad”)
What is alliteration
100
The main idea of an essay, which the entire essay works to prove is correct.
What is thesis -- also sometimes called you "claim"
200
exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion or create a comic effect
What is hyperbole
200
Use to cite specific factual evidence; restate an idea from the text in one’s own words
What is paraphrase
200
the writer or speaker’s attitude towards the subject
What is tone
200
use of details that appeal to one or more of the five senses; language used to create “word pictures”
What is imagery
200
reasons to support the primary claim (thesis) in the argument
What is sub-claim
300
a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
What is personification
300
briefly condense the main points in a text to its most critical ideas; used to cite general ideas
What is to summarize
300
A tone of writing which uses connotative (emotional) language so writing shows individual bias
What is subjective
300
the writer’s choice of words
What is diction
300
a conclusion one makes from evidence (logically likely to be true)
What is an inference
400
a comparison of two or more unlike things using the words like or as; for example, the moon was as white as milk
What is simile
400
a reference that allows readers to locate a writer’s source; includes author, title, date of publication
What is a citation
400
the specific people that a speaker or writer tries to reach
What is audience
400
the use of any element of language—a sound, a word, a phrase, a line, or a stanza—more than once
What is repetition
400
related or connected to; important in a given context
What is relevant
500
a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken of as if it were another
What is metaphor
500
refers to the bibliographical list of sources at the end of a paper; listed in MLA format
What is a works cited page
500
use of neutral language so writing is without emotion or bias
What is objective
500
anything (object, animal, event, person, or place) that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level
What is a symbol
500
combine multiple ideas into a whole - using multiple sources to create and prove one main idea or thesis
What is synthesize
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