Figurative Language
"Your smile is worth a million bucks."
What is a hyperbole?
"Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced, not only by our 100 years in the business, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best. "
What is ethos?
"Love is and ideal thing, marriage is the real thing."
What is antithesis?
"As a society, we are becoming less aware of the Bill of Rights and our responsibilities to uphold these rights as a Nation."
What is a claim?
“My grandma was as tough as nails .”
What is a simile?
A father's advice: 'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.'...
What is ethos?
"...We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support ant friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
Alliteration
Everyone should wear a seat belts, for it has saved uncountable lives.
What is the argument?
"War, how good it is!"
What is irony?
The former smoker will improve up to 30% of their lung just 3 months after quitting.
What is logos?
"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."
What is an allusion?
All politicians are liars.
What is the argument?
"You are my sunshine."
What is a metaphor?
The dog at the shelter had a sad look on his face.
What is Pathos?
"Just as the Earth revolves around the Sun, an electron revolves around the nucleus."
What is an analogy?
"Though the seem mere entertainment, Hollywood movies are actually responsible for reinforcing cultural stereotypes in America."
What is the claim?
"I heard the last piece of pie calling my name."
What is personification?
"Your donation today could help save the life of a child in Children's Miracle Network"
What is pathos?
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."
What is a metonymy?
More Americans are choosing low-carb diets because the media promotes low-carb diet as a new way to a skinnier body.
What is a claim?