“Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best.”
What is ethos?
100
Where and when the story takes place
What is setting?
100
The turning point of the plot.
What is Climax?
100
"Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ended so suddenly."
What is simile?
100
Bang, bang. He shot me down."
What is onomatopoeia?
200
"Let's make America great again!"
What is pathos?
200
Why the author writes
What is purpose?
200
The main idea
What is theme?
200
“I hied me away to the woods—away back into the sun-washed alleys carpeted with fallen gold and glades where the moss is green and vivid yet. The woods are getting ready to sleep—they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whisperings and good-nights.”
What is personification?
200
"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog. Quit snoopin' 'round my door. You can wag your tail, but I ain't gonna feed you no more."
What is metaphor?
300
“John is a forensics and ballistics expert working for the federal government for many years – if anyone’s qualified to determine the murder weapon, it’s him.”
What is ethos?
300
How the author or speaker feels
What is tone?
300
The part of the plot that establishes the setting and the main characters
What is exposition?
300
"I think I just lost my temper a little bit," Grendel admitted after slaughtering thirty thanes in Herot.
What is understatement?
300
“the shackles of love straiten’d him
His honour rooted in dishonoured stood
And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true”
What is oxymoron?
400
All men are mortal.
Socrates is a man.
Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
What is logos?
400
This point of view uses the pronoun "you"
What is second person?
400
This point of view use the pronouns "he," "she," and "it" and focuses on one character.
What is third person limited?
400
Every lady fell for the Romeo in the club.
What is allusion (or metaphor)?
400
“Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before.”
What is hyperbole?
500
“If we do not leave this place soon, we will end up yelling for help. We do not see anyone to help us here. So, leave this place and live”
What is pathos?
500
The French word for this term is denouement. It literally means "the tying of things."
What is resolution?
500
The event that begins all of the action in the plot
What is inciting incident?
500
“I worked the graveyard shift with old people, which was really demoralizing, because the old people didn’t have a chance in hell of ever getting out.”
What is idiom?
500
"You must be the square root of two 'cause I feel irrational around you."