Figurative Language
Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
In this kind of paragraph, the author offers a main idea statement, and then supports that statement with several details
What is a descriptive paragraph?
Literary device used to make fun of human weaknesses.
What is satire?
Aristotle, a Greek philosopher who lived in the 4th century BCE, expounded on these 3 concepts in rhetoric speaking and writing.
What is ethos, logos, and pathos?
In "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, what was the narrator bothered by?
What is the old man's glass eye?
The sequence of events in the story
What is the plot?
First, you turn on your computer then you type in your password to log in. Next you go to Google Chrome and use the search bar. Type "Amazon" in the search bar and finally, you'll find the website!
What is chronological order?
In satire, this device is used to make an idea or situation seem ridiculous by taking it to the extreme.
What is hyperbole?
This rhetoric device appeals to authority and credibility.
What is ethos?
The story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut uses this particular device to show the foolishness of too much equality in society.
What is satire?
Main idea of a work; the point; a statement.
What is theme?
Both schools are good in academics, but Duke has a better basketball team than Wake does; however, Wake has a great Law program whereas Duke is more medical-focused.
What is compare and contrast?
Presenting the opposite of what people are used to experiencing--makes the audience think about what they consider "normal" and why.
What is reversal?
Appeals to emotions.
What is pathos?
In "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, this is how the son died.
What is the father wished for money?
Person, place, or thing that represents something else.
What is a symbol?
When an author wants to explain how one event leads to another, they use this type of text structure.
What is cause and effect?
Oftentimes, popular TV show Saturday Night Live uses this element of satire to imitate someone for comedic effects that often uses other satirical techniques like hyperbole and irony.
What is a parody?
This Greek work means "reason" and appeals to fact and rationality.
What is logos?
This could be a theme of "Lamb To The Slaughter" by Roald Dahl.
What is you never really know the true nature of someone?
Direct conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
What is problem and solution?
Putting things together that normally wouldn't go together.
What is incongruity?
If you do not put on sunscreen at the beach, you could develop skin cancer when you get older.
What is logos?
In "The Outsiders" this is the name of the book Ponyboy and Johnny read together as they hide in the church.
What is "Gone With The Wind"?