Language Development
If a beneficiary is "one that receives a benefit" What is the likely definition of the root -bene-
What is to give
A comparative sentence that uses the words "like" or "as"
What is a Simile
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!" is an example of...
What is repetition
The authors reason for or intent in writing.
What is Author's Purpose
A persuasive device used by the author to create an emotional reaction.
What is pathos?
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word within a book
What is Context Clues
Is generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. Can be formal, informal, serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, or cheerful, or it may be any other existing attitude.
What is Tone
"My body is on fire"
"The thunder storm brought us a little bit of rain today."
Identify the literary devices for each sentence
_What is Hyperbole
_What is an Understatement
Literary Device that appeals to the readers 5 senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste) to help them to experience the writing
What is Imagery
An author acknowledging basic truth as a device.
What is logos?
Definition of Latin root -vol-
What is to turn around or roll?
language that contains implications beyond the meanings of words, and is often used to persuade or convey a specific way of thinking
What is Charged Language
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right…" is an example of...
What is Anaphora
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness" is an example of...
What is Parallelism
Mentioning names of important figures as a certain device.
What is ethos?
Definition of Latin prefix sub-
What is under, below, beneath
one that appeals to the mind and is the strategic use of claim, evidence, and warrant to convince an audience to do or believe something.
What is an Appeal to Logic/ Logos
The phrase "that was a piece of cake" is an example of what literary/poetic device?
What is an idiom
a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem.
A clever saying that offers wisdom about life or communicates a belief or value.
What is Proverb?
Definition of Latin root -pac
What is Peace
Jordan Peele's film Get Out falls into this genre because of its social commentary on the modernized enslavement of POC
What is Satire
"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice" is an example of
What is Antithesis
Is an argumentative appeal and persuasion through which a speaker establishes their credibility and knowledge or leverages their authority over the audience
What is Appeals to Authority/ Ethos
A specific instance of a general issue or idea.
What is example?