Persuasive Techniques
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Plot
Challenge
100
"Would you like to live in Florida, or in California, where they have earthquakes every month?" is an example of
What is leading question?
100
The wise saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword" was true.
What is an epigraph?
100
"My dad would kill me if he knew I have a boyfriend!" is an example of
What is hyperbole?
100
The series of events in a fiction story
What is plot?
100
Conflict: Alexa caught her friend Jamie stealing from a classmate. Now Alexa must choose between keeping her friendship with Jamie and doing the right thing.
What is internal conflict or character vs. self?
200
"Anything a boy can do, a girl can do better" is an example of
What is bias?
200
"Chocolate is her Achilles' heel," and "He is a real Romeo with the girls" is an example of
What is allusion?
200
"Those faces, sour as vinegar" is an example of
What is a simile?
200
The final outcome of a story
What is resolution?
200
Point of View: Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtail, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a ponytail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun...
What is third person limited?
300
"All the cute, popular boys are in football. Let's try out this year!" is an example of
What is bandwagon?
300
"They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different, and difficult places" is an example of
What is alliteration?
300
"A tree may wear a nest of ribbons in her hair" is an example of
What is personification?
300
The most intense and dramatic point of the story, where the conflict is solved.
What is climax?
300
A poem that tells a story, includes plot, and uses sensory details
What is a narrative poem?
400
"Ford truck. Made in American. The pride of American" is an example of
What is emotional appeal?
400
"...when you feel that other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself,because when you give up on yourself,you give up on your country" is an example of
What is parallelism?
400
"The computers are drugs" is an example of
What is metaphor?
400
The part of the story where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.
What is exposition?
400
The life lesson of a story; the message
What is theme?
500
"By rejecting God, you are rejecting goodness, kindness, and love itself." is an example of
What is loaded term?
500
"There are no gains with no pains" is an example of
What is an aphorism?
500
After a man lost his wallet he said, "This is my lucky day!" is an example of
What is irony?
500
The series of events that occur after the conflict is introduced.
What is rising action?
500
A conclusion drawn from text evidence and background knowledge (your schema)
What is inference?
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