Definitions
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Her legs were as long as the Empire State Building.
Simile
Commercials about abandoned dogs and cats always make Ms. Olson tear up.
What appeal is being used?
Pathos
when someone repeats an idea using different words or a slightly different form. These can be used to clarify an idea or highlight a concept.
Restatement
A high school student is a sculptor, chiseling away at the raw block of their identity, shaping their future one decision at a time.
Metaphor
71% of people spend more time on their phone than with their romantic partner.
What appeal is being used here?
Logos
used in writing to list words, phrases, or ideas in succession to emphasize or advance an idea
Enumeration
If you had known the virtue of the ring, Or half her worthiness that gave the ring, Or your own honour to contain the ring, You would not then have parted with the ring.
Epistrophe
If you had known the virtue of the ring, Or half her worthiness that gave the ring, Or your own honour to contain the ring, You would not then have parted with the ring.
A study conducted by North Star Behavioral Health found that approximately 20%–30% of adolescents and young adults have been found to have a phone addiction, with teenagers displaying high-frequency phone usage.
What appeal is being used?
Ethos
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
High school feels like Hogwarts, where every student is discovering their own magic and trying to find their place in a world full of spells, friendships, and rivalries.
High school feels like Hogwarts: simile
High school feels like Hogwarts, where every student is discovering their own magic and trying to find their place in a world full of spells, friendships, and rivalries: Allusion
Tobacco contains many toxic substances, including arsenic, tar, nicotine, and cyanide. It also contains radioactive materials like lead-210 and polonium-210. Children as young at 12 are pumping their bodies full of toxic chemicals. Before you decide to "hit" a device that contains nicotine, think about how you would feel if your child was doing it?
What appeal(s) is being used?
Logos & pathos
the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences
Epistrophe
The demands of high school, including assignments, peer expectations, and various clubs, can feel like a lot to handle.
Restatement
The demands of high school, including assignments, peer expectations, and various clubs, can feel like a lot to handle.
75 to 90% of all medical visits are stress-related complaints and ailments. Stress is related to the top 6 leading causes of death- heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide. What are you going to do to not become part of this statistic? Walks lead to life, all nighters lead to cancer.
What emotion is being evoked through this? (pathos)
worry, panic, fear, anxiety, nervous, inspired