Elements of Poetry
Persuasive Writing
Figurative Language
Elements of Fiction & Nonfiction
MISC.
100

TRUE OR FALSE: Haiku's traditionally discuss topics about nature.

What is true?

100

What is logos?

What is a rhetorical appeal to logic and facts?

100

What is the definition of figurative language?

What is the use of words or phrases that deviate from their literal, everyday meaning to add creativity, emotion, or emphasis?

100

What is NOT an element of NONFICTION?

A) Cause and effect

B) Compare and contrast

C) Sequence

D) Inciting Incident

What is Inciting Incident?

100

What are the three types of irony?

What is Situational Irony, Verbal Irony, and Dramatic Irony?

200

Which is NOT a poetic device?

A) Rhyme scheme

B) Morphemes

C) Rhythm

D) Repetition

What is Morphemes?

200

A rhetorical appeal to the audience's emotions, designed to persuade by evoking feelings like sympathy, anger, or joy, etc.

What is Pathos?

200

A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one is the other, enhancing description without using "like" or "as".

What is a metaphor?

200

Name five text features.

What are Bold text, italics, color, underlining, indenting, sidebars, illustrations, graphics, photographs, headings, subheadings, annotations, and footnotes?

200

What is situational irony?

Situational irony occurs when the actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected or intended, creating a surprising twist.

300

What is the format of a Haiku?

What is 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables?

300

A rhetorical technique defined as an appeal to credibility, character, and authority, allowing a speaker or writer to persuade an audience by establishing trust.

What is ethos?

300

A literary device that attributes human qualities, emotions, or actions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract concepts to create vivid imagery and emotional connections.

What is Personification?

300

What are the six components of plot?

What is 

  1. Exposition

  2. Inciting Incident

  3. Rising Action

  4. Climax

  5. Falling Action

  6. Resolution?

300

What is the difference between Connotation and Denotation?

  1. Connotation - the feelings around word

  2. Denotation - the definition of a word

400

A form of poetry dedicated to someone or something and often used in romantic songs.

What is a ballad?

400

Which rhetorical appeal does this most closely represent an example of?

A famous basketball player is used to endorse a fitness product.

What is Ethos?

400

Which type of figurative language is this phrase an example of?

"Break a leg."

What is an Idiom?

400

What is a static character?

What is a  character who remains largely the same throughout a story, experiencing no significant internal, emotional, or psychological change?

400
What is the difference between third person limited point of view and third person omniscient point of view?

The primary difference is the narrator's level of knowledge. Omniscient POV features an "all-knowing" narrator who understands the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all characters. Limited Third Person POV restricts the narrative to the knowledge, thoughts, and perception of one character at a time. 


 

500

What are three characteristics of a Limerick?

  1. 5 lines

  2. Intended to be funny

  3. AABBA

500

A speaker uses strong, emotionally charged language to make the audience feel a deep sense of patriotism and national pride. Which rhetorical appeal is being employed here?

What is Pathos?
500

What is the purpose of a hyperbole?

What is emphasizing a point, evoking strong emotions, or creating a humorous or dramatic effect?

500

What is the difference between direct characterization and indirect characterization?

Direct characterization explicitly tells the reader a character's traits (e.g., "he was mean"), while indirect characterization shows personality through actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and reactions (e.g., "he kicked the dog").

500

What is Mr. Amos's favorite band?

What is Weezer?