Figurative Language
Comparing two things using LIKE or AS
Simile
To point out or show
Indicate
To rebuke or reprimand severely
Chastise
Lack of humility or decency
Immodesty
The moral or lesson in a work of fiction
Theme
Giving human like qualities to a non-human thing
Personification
Causing someone to feel deeply hurt, upset, or angry
Offensive
To give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, physical exertion, or stress
Perspire
To believe in and follow the practices of something
Adhere
Which amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment
To say one thing but mean something completely different
Idiom
Serious and unrelenting, especially in asserting authority or exercising discipline
Stern
To cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about
Generate
relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style or nature; absence of formality
Informality
The author's feelings/opinions towards a topic
Author's Perspective/Point of View
An exaggerated expression
Hyperbole
Advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party
Radical
relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
Sartorial
What does the acronym R.A.C.E.S. stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize
What mode of writing tells a story?
Narrative
This type of figurative language puts together two opposites to create a word or phrase with a completely different meaning. Example: deafening silence, bittersweet
Oxymoron
The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group
Etiquette
To divide into two branches/sections
Bifurcate
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
Aesthetic
Ms. Duncan's SECOND favorite subject in high school
U.S. History