Figurative Languange
Persuasion
Poetry
Grammar
Fiction & Drama
100
A figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as". Ex: as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox.
What is a simile?
100
an emotional appeal to the audience. ex: the sad animals in the commercial make you more aware of animal abuse.
What is pathos?
100
a poem that does not use consistent patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. it does not contain a specific rhyme scheme.
What is free verse poem?
100
provide three capitalization rules.
What is "I", "places", and "the first word of a sentence."
100
the main events of a play, novel, or movie.
What is the plot?
200
Giving human traits to something nonhuman. Ex: The flowers waltzed in the gentle breeze.
What is personification?
200
logic, reason, or truth.
What is logos?
200
the "paragraph" of a poem. an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more.
What is stanza?
200
a sentence with more than one subject or predicate. ex: Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone.
What is a compound sentence?
200
any struggle between opposing forces. usually, the main character struggles against some other force.
What is the conflict?
300
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. ex: Quincy’s quilters quit quilting quickly.
What is alliteration?
300
the credibility, or ethical appeal. ex: listing your sources on an informative essay.
What is ethos?
300
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
What is rhyme scheme?
300
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses. ex: Because he was so small, Stuart was often hard to find around the house.
What is a complex sentence?
300
a series of related incidents build toward the point of greatest interest.
What is the rising action?
400
the naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds. ex: cluck-cluck, bok-bok, tok-tok.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
a mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument. ex:Hitler was a vegetarian, therefore, I don’t trust vegetarians.
What is fallacies?
400
this usually has a musical rhythm, and their topics often explore romantic feelings or other strong emotions.
What is lyrical poem?
400
a clause that can stand by itself or a simple sentence.
What is independent clause?
400
the part in a story where all problems are solved or compromised.
What is the resolution?
500
using words to describe objects, actions, or ideas. ex: He fumed and charged like an angry bull.
What is imagery?
500
using or wearing something because it is "trendy" or popular.
What is bandwagon?
500
this usually tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator. for example, this is can be written in first person point of view.
What is narrative poem?
500
a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. it can not be a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
500
a mental struggle that the main character experiences, usually arises from opposing demands or impulses?
What is internal conflict?
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