Fig Lang
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
The feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.
Mood
A difference in attitude towards or a way of regarding a subject, topic, or event.
Conflicting Perspectives
Proposes solutions to negative citations or events.
Problem/Solution
A form of figurative language that states one thing is another
Metaphor
An Exaggeration
Hyperbole
The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the
Tone
When more than half of the judges on a court agree
Majority Opinion
Explains why or how a situation or event occurred.
Cause and Effect
What must every Argumentative Essay have that is unique to only that style of writing? (Name both)
A Counterclaim AND Rebuttal
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Alliteration
Using an emotional appeal to evoke pity or sadness in your reader/listener
Pathos
Son—I come from five generations of people who was slaves and sharecroppers —but ain’t nobody in my family never let nobody pay ‘em no money that was a way of telling us we weren’t fit to walk
the earth. We ain’t never been that poor.
Logos
help the author transition between the different ideas clearly, so they are a hint for the reader (that’s you) as to the organization of the text
Transitional Phrases
Trustworthiness or Reputation
Tone/Style
Cites Credible Sources
Confidence in Delivery
Ethos
Onomatopoeia
The effects (ethos, pathos, and logos) used to make a text truly persuasive to its audience
Rhetorical Appeals
What is a dissenting opinion
The "losers" or the side of the Supreme Court that had the losing vote.
Communicates events in time in the order they occur
Chronological Order
A perfect society where everyone is happy, healthy, and all their needs are tended to
Utopian
An indirect reference to something Literary, Biblical, or Historical
Allusion
The writer’s intent for the text they are creating: to persuade, inform, and/or entertain.
Author's Purpose
A transition in childhood like thinking to adulthood thinking
Coming of Age
the elements of the text not found in the main body of the text.
Nonfiction Text Features
Are bone in wings better than boneless wings (in my opinion)
Boneless