Reading 9th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in...
What is First Person
Three categories of Non-fiction Narratives
What is a memoir (about you), non-fiction biography (about someone else), informational report (essay about a subject)
The person who writes a poem
What is a poet?
When the narrator describes what a character is like. (hint the word character is in the word)
What is "Characterization"
What is author’s purpose?
This is the author’s main reason for writing a text.
"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of
metaphor or simile
What is a simile?
This is the first paragraph in an essay.
What is the Introduction
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
This word means a struggle or problem in a story.
What is Conflict
What is persuasion?
When an author tries to convince the reader to believe or do something, this is their purpose.
"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of
hyperbole or onomatopoeia
What is hyperbole?
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
What is an Antagonist?
What is a 'bad guy' or a 'villain'
A word which sounds like what it mean
Personification or Onomatopoeia
What is onomatopoeia
When an author uses emotional language to make the audience feel sympathy, pride, or anger, they are using this rhetorical appeal.
Pathos
3 Places where you can find the topic in a nonfiction essay?
What is The title, The introduction, The thesis statement.
A person, place, thing, or idea.
noun, verb or adjective
What is a noun?
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor or idiom
What is an Idiom
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
When an author uses a call to authority or a credible witness to establish credibility and character, and gain the audience's trust.
Ethos
What is the verb in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
What is "drive"
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
noun, verb, adjective
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
Words that have the same ending sound_______?
What is rhyme?
This example is what type of Rhetoric:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 44 million immigrants live in the United States today. This shows that immigration plays a major role in shaping American culture and identity.
Logos