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Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Rhetorical Appeals
Central Idea
Sonnets
100

This type of figurative language directly compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."

(What is a simile?)

100

This part of speech describes an action or state of being.

  • (What is a verb?)
100

This rhetorical appeal uses logic and reason to persuade the audience.

(What is logos?)

100

This is the main point the author is trying to make about the subject.

  • (What is the central idea?)
100

The number of lines in a traditional sonnet.

  • (What is 14?)
200

This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things.

(What is personification?)

200

A word that replaces a noun in a sentence.

(What is a pronoun?)

200

This rhetorical appeal uses emotions to persuade the audience.

  • (What is pathos?)
200

These are facts, examples, and explanations that help support the central idea.

  • (What are supporting details?)
200

The type of scheme used

(What is a rhyme?)

300

This type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

(What is hyperbole?)

300

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  • . (What is an adjective?)
300

This rhetorical appeal uses the credibility or authority of the speaker to persuade the audience.

  • (What is ethos?)
300

This term describes a central idea that is directly stated in the text.

  • (What is explicit?)
300

The number of syllables per line?

(What is 10?)

400

This type of figurative language uses words that imitate sounds, like "buzz" or "crash."

  • (What is onomatopoeia?)
400

A group of words that expresses a complete thought with a subject and predicate.

(What is a sentence?)

400

This type of question is asked for effect, not expecting an answer.

  • What is a rhetorical question?)
400

This term describes a central idea that is suggested but not directly stated in the text.

  • (What is implicit or implied?)
400

The final two lines of a sonnet, often providing a conclusion or twist.

  • (What is the couplet?)
500

When an author writes "The wind whispered secrets to the trees," this melancholic tone is created through this type of figurative language.

  • (What is personification?)
500

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

What is a preposition?

500

When a doctor in a white coat says, "As a medical professional with 20 years of experience, I recommend this medication," this rhetorical appeal is being used.

(What is ethos?)

500

When readers use clues from the text to figure out something that isn't directly stated, they are making this.

  • (What is an inference?)
500

The specific type of theme most commonly used in sonnets.

(What is love?)