CIA Prep 2

Stylistic/Literary Elements

100

"They are siting in the cool darkness under the anacahuita tree in the front yard, telling stories, drinking guanabana juice"

Imagery

200

"a daughter is a needle in the heart"

Figurative Language (Metaphor)

300

"I felt my heart lifting, my cross as light as a feather,"

Figurative Language (Simile)

400

References to the "Merciful Mother" and "the Good Shepherd (and) his lambs"

Allusion

500

"I'd jump in the Jeep and roar off into the countryside, my foot pressing heavily down on the gas as if speed could set me free. “

Diction (Word Choice) or Hyperbole

Figurative Language Definitions

100

Compares two unlike things and uses the words “like” or “as”

Simile

200

Compares two things that are not alike WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as"

Metaphor

300

The attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects

Personification

400

a seemingly self-contradictory statement (example: it was the beginning of the end)

paradox (oxymoron = 1/2 points)

500

Exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor

Hyperbole

Which sister?

100

The most religious sister

Patria

200

The most ambitious and rebellious sister

Minerva

300

The youngest sister

Maria Teresa (Mate)

400

The sister who survived

Dede

500

Manolo's wife

Minerva

Rhetorical Choices

100

Appeal to the audience's reason (use of facts, data, evidence, logic)

Logos

200

Appeal to the audience's emotion

Pathos

300

Appeal to the speaker's status or authority, making the audience more likely to trust them.

Ethos

400

The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words (as in “she sells sea shells). 

Alliteration

500

A simple, short, or humorous story told by one person to another, usually in an effort to convey understanding or comparison in a particular situation.

Anecdote

Comma, Semicolon, or Colon?

100

She felt terrible but she went to class anyway.

Comma
(She felt terrible, but she went to class anyway.)

200

He was cooking her favorite dinner cheese fajitas with corn.

Colon

(He was cooking her favorite dinner: cheese fajitas with corn.)

300

As a matter of fact American football was derived from rugby.

Comma

(As a matter of fact, American football was derived from rugby.)

400

The book is informative it has helpful charts and graphs.

Semicolon

(The book is informative; it has helpful charts and graphs.)

500

I like big, purple shirts red, high-heeled shoes and fluffy, yellow pillows.

Semicolon

(I like big, purple shirts; red, high-heeled shoes; and fluffy, yellow pillows.)