Figurative Language
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The introduction of the characters and setting.
What is the exposition?
An appeal based on credibility and trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
A common stereotype that assumes all women are nurturing.
What is a gender stereotype?
A perspective where the narrator is a character in the story, using "I" or "we."
What is first-person?
A phrase that means something different than the literal interpretation.
What is an idiom?
The main problem or conflict in the story.
What is the climax?
An emotional appeal aimed at persuading an audience.
What is pathos?
The belief that all teenagers are irresponsible.
What is an age stereotype?
A perspective that uses "you" to address the reader directly.
What is second-person?
Exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
What is hyperbole?
The series of events that build up to the climax.
What is rising action?
An appeal based on logic and reason.
What is logos?
The stereotype that all Asian students are academically gifted.
What is a racial stereotype?
This term refers to the emotional feeling or atmosphere created by a piece of writing.
What is mood?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
The turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
This appeal often uses statistics or factual evidence.
What is logos?
The notion that all members of a certain culture behave in a specific way.
What is a cultural stereotype?
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
The conclusion of the story.
What is the resolution?
A speaker's character and authority can enhance this type of appeal.
What is ethos?
The stereotype that men should not show emotion.
What is a gender stereotype?
A struggle within a character's mind, often involving difficult decisions.
What is internal conflict?