"Hope! You are the thing that drives me forward!"
The above is an example of this.
What is apostrophe.
100
Webster was primarily focused on this definition on of a word.
Denotation
100
When you try to figure out what the author is saying or their meaning by putting together their statements, (a PSSA favorite word), you are doing this.
What is inferring?
100
A article that tells the same story from in two progressive parts from two opposing views would have this
What is parallelism (AKA parallel structure)?
100
The central focus of this class, this is all about writing with purpose and expertise, writing with intention and awareness.
What is rhetoric?
200
Telling someone they have a "Mona Lisa smile" is an example of this.
What is allusion?
200
We sorta, like, you know, came across, like some meaning there. it was just like, when I was a kid, this other kid said, "Hey." And I was like, "Hey back." This level of diction is present here.
What is low or informal diction?
200
I curse the ground my AP English teacher walks on, she is an awful, cruel woman who torments us with knowledge. She is the most evil teacher ever, a terrible lady.
This is an example of
What is an invective?
200
Happy tears, jumbo shrimp, lost and found...are all examples of this
What is oxymoron?
200
A dragon wrapped around a staff or pole is a conventional symbol of this profession?
What is a doctor?
300
"Thoreau is totally cool" is an example of this kind of phrase or language.
What is a colloquilism?
300
A news article often has a relatively low reading level and a direct, the to point approach towards its stories.
A journal entry will often reflect on feelings and thoughts of the writer.
A sermon will often appeal strongly to the desire to be "good".
These are all examples of
What are generic conventions?
300
In this type of irony, words mean the opposite of what they say.
For example, "My mother said, "Fine, DON'T clean your room.:
What is verbal irony?
300
Consider Emerson and Thoreau
Meaning is trees. Trees and nature mean us. We are beautiful and know stuff through...like...nature. Transend...like...above. This is an example of...
What is parody?
300
"I looked at the Hershey bar and fell into a warm pool of chocolaty goodness"
What is synesthesia?
400
An author's repetitive use of the phrase "We will prevail" is an example of this "terse statement of authorship"
What is an aphorism?
400
"There were a million kids at the dance on Friday." This is an example of...
What is hyperbole?
400
A figure of speech:
"I am a bird, soaring high above the fluffy clouds, waiting to unravel the mysteries of the journey."
What is metaphor?
400
I know that I can succeed. I know that I can do this.
These are examples of this type of sentence.
What is a periodic sentence?
400
All animals are defined by a set of behviors. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it must be a duck.
What is a syllogism?
500
Tales like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and Aesop's Fables are great examples of this type of writing, often meant to educate or teach an important moral lesson.
What is allegory?
500
Instead of saying, my dog kicked the bucket, we say my dog passed away.
Instead of saying "fart", people say, pass gas.
These are both common examples of this.
What are euphemisms?
500
Your friend tries on outfit that is awesome. He/She asks your opinion. Your response is, "It doesn't look bad at all."
This is an example of
What is litote?
500
The overarching definition or all non-fiction and fiction work--basically, anything put on paper with intention.
What is prose?
500
The four modes of rhetoric are (no cheating!)
What are exposition, argumentation, description and narration?