ASPCA animal abuse commercials are examples of this.
What is Pathos.
100
What is the term used to define that attention getting beginning of an essay?
What is a hook?
100
The point of view in which the main character in the story is also the one telling the story.
What is first person?
100
When an author uses multiple words that begin with the same constant sound in a row.
What is alliteration?
100
What is the character who opposes the hero or creates the conflict?
What is an antagonist?
200
4 out of 5 dentists recommend colgate toothpaste.
What is Ethos.
200
What is the name given to this universal idea statement that addresses the main focus you want to emphasize in your paper?
What is a thesis statement?
200
"Begin now by taking advantage of this phenomenal offer." What does phenomenal mean?
What is extraordinary or awesome?
200
An indirect reference to another artists piece of work.
What is an allusion?
200
What is an account of a person's life written by that person?
What is autobiography?
300
Our soup has only 2% fat.
What is Logos.
300
What is the first step in the writing process?
What is prewriting?
300
The fallacy in which the speaker lists a dramatic chain of events.
What is slippery slope.
300
The dictionary definition (or literal meaning) of a word.
What is denotation?
300
The major turning point of a story.
What is climax?
400
Food commercials use this when trying to appeal to your sense of taste.
What is Pathos.
400
What is the part of the writing process where a student will make additions or deletions of content ideas to make the paper flow better and have better voice?
What is revision or editing?
400
"When the shepherd's whistle releases her, she's off like an arrow running east." Describe the figurative language being used in this sentence.
What is simile?
400
The emotional meaning (or positive, negative, or neutral charge) of a word.
What is connotation?
400
When characters are speaking to each other in a story.
What is dialogue?
500
Politicians do this when they overuse the word "we," in order to get the listeners to feel that they are a part of something.
What is Ethos.
500
The part of the essay in which you address your opponent's point of view.
What is a counterclaim.
500
His words were a dagger stabbing at my heart. What literary device is used here?
What is metaphor? or, What is personification?
500
An essay that relies more on the reader's emotions in order to persuade, rather than facts and logic.
What is persuasive?
500
What is the perspective from which a story is told; may be first person, third person, or less commonly, second person?