Figurative Language
The pavement was as slick as wet swans.
What is a simile?
One sentence that lets the reader know what your essay is about.
What is the thesis statement?
Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
To _ is the purpose of this passage.
What is to pursuade?
The plot twist or “peak” of a story’s conflict.
What is The climax?
This type of writing gives information step by step.
What is sequence?
"Well, son, I'll tell you
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
("Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes)
Langston Hughes uses these to compare life to a set of crystal stairs.
What is a metaphor?
The thesis statement can found in.....
What is the introduction?
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent statements to create one sentence.
What is a comma?
When characters are struggling against someone, themselves, or something.
What is conflict?
This text structure is "how are things in the text similar or different."
What is a compare/contrast?
"Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no colour in anything, except the posters that were plastered everywhere." (1984 by George Orwell)
George Orwell employs this literary device
What is imagery?
What are semi colons and three reasons?
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This clip explains details from prior events. This is an example of a _
What is a flashback?
Statements that reflect what author’s want readers to learn from their work.
What is the theme?
This type of rhetoric appeals to a person‘s emotions by seeming relatable.
What is pathos?
This is the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose.
What is tone?
This cannot be answered by your reader, and should not be used as your thesis statement.
What is a rhetorical question?
This type of sentence or word can connect your examples.
What is a transition word or transition sentence?
Poems, stories, and plays are these types of texts on the English II EOC.
What is literary or fictional?
Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.
_ is the text structure.
What is cause & effect?
Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...
What is an inference?
This should be restated in the conclusion paragraph.
What is your thesis statement?
This statement serves as an argument to your original claim and briefly entertains the opposing viewpoint.
What is called to action?
This part of the writing focuses on correcting content errors.
What is revising?
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_ is the rhetoric used in the commercial.
What is pathos?