Figurative Language
"America is a melting pot" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
When a story ends during an intense scene where the reader does not know the outcome, it is called this.
What is a cliffhanger?
"In the spring, summer, or in the winter, we will go to Germany."
There is a problem with this sentence's __________.
What is parallelism?
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This particular rhetorical appeal can really pull on the hearstrings.
What is pathos?
When you acknowledge the other side of the argument in an argumentative essay, it is called this.
What is a counterclaim?
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of this.
What is an idiom?
When the reader expects one thing to happen but the opposite event happens, it is this type of irony.
What is situational irony?
I love Thanksgiving; I always eat too much but it's worth it anyway.
Correct or incorrect?
What is incorrect?
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This is a speaker's trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
What is eight sentences?
"She was living her life in chains" is an example of this.
What is symbolism?
This type of irony is prevalent Romeo and Juliet.
What is dramatic irony?
William Shakespeare said: "To be or not to be, that is the question."
Correct or incorrect?
What is incorrect?
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This is the definition of rhetoric.
What is the art of persuasive speech?
The dictionary definition of a word is called this.
What is denotation?
"The burning wood hissed and cracked" is an example of this.
What is onomatopoeia?
What is ambiguity?
"The teacher has the responsibility of providing supplemental help and to review all test material with the students."
This sentence is not _______.
What is parallel?
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Consider this passage from Michelle Obama's 2015 speech at The Partnership for a Healthier America Summit, in which she updates listeners on the success of her Let's Move! project for improving children's nutrition.
I mean, just think about what our work together means for a child born today. Maybe that child will be one of the 1.6 million kids attending healthier daycare centers where fruits and vegetables have replaced cookies and juice. And when that child starts school, maybe she’ll be one of the over 30 million kids eating the healthier school lunches that we fought for. Maybe she’ll be one of the 2 million kids with a Let’s Move! salad bar in her school, or one of the nearly 9 million kids in Let’s Move! Active Schools who are getting 60 minutes of physical activity a day, or one of the 5 million kids soon attending healthier after-school programs.
This rhetorical appeal is most prevalent in the excerpt from the speech.
What is logos?
This type of characterization is when the author describes something about the character.
What is direct characterization?
"She felt as though she had just received a golden ticket" is an example of this.
(NOT a simile)
What is an allusion?
When the author uses vivid descriptions to describe an event in the text, it is called this.
What is imagery?
Sophie was driven to the theater by Lacy.
Make this sentence an active sentence.
Lacy drove Sophie to the theater.
Ethos, pathos, and logos was defined by this philosopher.
Who is Aristotle?
This type of characterization is when the reader has to infer the personality and traits of the character by his or her actions.
What is indirect characterization?