Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things using, 'like' or 'as'.
Why is the FAST significant?
Will determine if you are able to graduate with a high school diploma. Passing or failing it will determine what classes you will be put in next year. Scoring well will also increase the likelihood of your options for classes next year as well. You've spent a year preparing for this test.
is a form of storytelling with hidden levels of meanings that the author wants readers or listeners to discern
What rhetorical appeal is being used: You need to listen to me more often. I'm your mother, and I've been alive for a long time. I know what's best for you.
Ethos
What text structure is this an example of: First you put your foot in the shoe. Then you tie the laced. Lastly, your ready to walk!
Sequential order.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two unlike things.
What should you do on a test? A. Preview the questions first then read. OR B. Formulate your own answer before looking at the options.
Both!
What are three things we can observe when it comes to characterization?
What they say. What they act like. What they think.
What rhetorical appeal is being used: Numbers don't lie, he is the greatest tennis player in the world as of now. 99% of his serves earn him a point. With a record of 18-0, he's sure to remain undefeated unless someone can stop him.
Logos
What is chronological text structure?
Text structure organized by time.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is mood?
The reader's emotions throughout the story. The vibe. The atmosphere.
What is an idiom? Give an example.
A commonly used phrase or speech. "It's raining cats and dogs." "Pennies on the dollar." "
What rhetorical appeal is being used: Are you really about to be rude to me on my birthday? I'm actually upset now. Imagine someone being rude to you one your birthday. How would this make you feel? Not as bad as your making me feel!
Pathos
What is text structure would be best for the following sentence:
"The storm had left many without a home."
Cause and effect
What figurative language is being used here? Human beings living in an underground den, which has a mouth open toward the light and reaching all along the den.
Metaphor or Personification
What is tone?
The authors feelings towards a particular topic.
Identify and describe two common types of text structures used in informational writing. Provide an example of each.
Cause and Effect: This structure explains reasons why something happened or the effects of something. For example, an article discussing the causes of climate change and its impacts on the environment.
Compare and Contrast: This structure highlights similarities and differences between two or more subjects. For example, an essay comparing the educational systems of two different countries.
What is the term that we use to describe what ethos, pathos, and logos are?
Rhetorical Appeals
What is the difference between 1st and 3rd person point of view?
1st person = In the storyteller's mind. 3rd person = Behind the storyteller's shoulder.
What figurative language is being used here? And when he remembered his old habitation, and the wisdom of the den and his fellow-prisoners…
Metaphor or Personification
What figurative language is being used here? Would he not be certain to have his eyes full of darkness?
What is connotation? Give an example of a word that has two different connotations.
Connotation is regarding the feelings and emotions a word carries. 'Crazy'
What is this an example of: You are the wind beneath my wings.
Metaphor
When looking at author's purpose, what three things will they usually attempt to do?
Persuade, inform, or entertain.