RIT Range 201-210
A Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one).
What is anecdote?
100
The beginning consonant sounds are repeated.
What is Alliteration?
100
A statement endorsing an idea/ product by a prominent person.
What is Testimonial?
100
Stories told out loud rather than shared in print.
What is oral tradition?
100
The three reasons that justify an author's purpose?
What is persuade, inform, and entertain?
200
RIT Range 201-210
The act of taking something for granted
What is an assumption?
200
This constitutes the repetition of stressed(') and unstressed (u) syllables in poetry.
What is rhythm?
200
A slant in favor of or against.
What is bias?
200
Tales that explain the action of gods, goddesses, and heroes.
What is myth?
200
The purpose of Martin Luther King's Speech.
What is persuade?
300
RIT 211-220
A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that that sound alike but mean different things.
Mrs. Simpson's Door at Christmas stated"OH DEER!"
What is pun?
300
A formal poem in which the speaker praises someone or something. They are often long poems, usually serious in nature, and can create strong emotions in the reader.
What is an Ode?
300
Identifies a practical product for ordinary people
What is plain folk appeal?
300
Brief stories that features animals and tell a moral.
What is a fable?
300
Written by the person, this describes one's own personal thoughts, and feelings about their life.
What is an autobiography?
400
RIT 211-220
An exaggeration.
The roar of Brer Lion shook the whole earth!
What is a hyperbole?
400
Her eyes were like emeralds shining in a blazing sunlight.
What is a simile?
400
This technique relies heavily on symbolism.
What is transfer?
400
These stories began with oral storytelling, passed down through the ages, teaches a lesson, and explains why things are the way they are.
What are folktales?
400
These are often included within informational text to assist the reader in understanding visual concepts explained by the writer which include statistics, comparisons, etc.
What are charts and graphs?
500
This is a brief, cleverly worded statement, that makes a wise observation about life.
What is an aphorism?
500
A metrical pattern in poetry, which consists of five iambic feet per line.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
500
Also called Mud-slinging, this technique creates a sense of doubt, in the product or suspicion.
What is name-calling?
500
A regional variety of language with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronounciation.