Figurative Language
"Your brother was as fast as a tortoise"
What is a simile?
"People trust me"
What is ethos?
I pondered weak and weary is a form of figurative language that repeats sounds
What is alliteration?
Chocolate ice cream is the best.
What is a claim?
"The world is a stage, and we are all players" Shakespear
What is a metaphor?
"9 out 10 doctors still recommend eating an apple a day"
What is logos?
a question posed with no expected answer, used to draw the audience into the speaker’s line of reasoning
What is a rhetorical question?
I think chocolate ice cream is the best because it has the most flavor.
"Adopt this plant today to give it a better home"
What is personification?
"Your donation today could help save the life of a child in Children's Miracle Network"
What is pathos?
a figure of speech in which a word that is associated with something is used to represent that thing, such as “give me a hand” to mean asking for help
what is metonymy
Tony couldn't come to class because he became very ill over the weekend.
What is the argument?
The goalie guarded against any attack that came their way as the opposing team's army charged.
What is a metaphor?
"It is doctor recommended"
What is Ethos?
a parallel construction that highlights contrast, such as “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”
What is antithesis?
Dogs are better than cats. (period)
What is the claim?
The wind howled and screamed into the night.
What is personification?
"A snickers as 280 calories and 30 grams of sugar. It's not very healthy"
What is logos?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
what is an allusion?
Social media has both positive and negative effects because it helps us socialize with others while also making us have self-esteem problems.
What is neither?
This is because a persuasive claim can never pick both sides. Only one side.