Literary Terms
What the Grammar?
Transitions
TPCASTT
Persuasion
100
Face fears and grow through them.
What is theme?
100
Tropical storm maria or Tropical Storm maria?
What is capitalization?
100
I like potato salad, sandwiches and _________ soda for the picnic.
What is ___________?
100
What is your initial impression about the poem before you even read it? What part of TPCASTT is this?
What is title?
100
emotional appeal
What is pathos?
200
A heart = love
What is symbolism?
200
"Despite their hard work," she said, "We will do this together."
What is capitalization?
200
__________ she seems very generous.
What is _______?
200
Revisit this at the end of the poem.
What is title?
200
The arguments made to address points an opposition has made
What is counterargument?
300
Sit silently and see something.
What is alliteration?
300
I like some one in my Math II class.
What is compound word? (someone)
300
____________ I will complete so many fun activities over the summer.
What is _____________
300
Putting the poem in your own words.
What is paraphrase?
300
The writer's position on a problem or issue.
What is claim?
400
Blake fears flying yet he is piloting a plane.
What is irony?
400
Despite there hard work, they still didn't finish planting the trees on time.
What is homophone? (there, their, they're)
400
I admire my mom _________ because she looks after me.
What is _______________?
400
The message that the author wants you to understand.
What is theme?
400
Ethical appeal
What is ethos?
500
"This place is going to get to her," I thought. "Maybe not on this ride, but on the next or the one after that."
What is foreshadowing?
500
She use to study for her exams more than she does now.
What is verb tense? (use/used)
500
_______________ she cooked me a fabulous dinner.
What is _______________?
500
Hidden meaning in the poem.
What is connotations?
500
The reasons and evidence used to prove the claim.
What is support?
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