What's The Word
conclude evidence and reasoning
infer
What is an allegory?
A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions
“The thunder howled at the lightening.” This sentence is an example of ______.
Personification
I eat cake. Is this written in first, second or third person?
First person
To make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you must procure the ingredients, find a knife, and spread the condiments. Simple statement, General Statement or thesis statement?
Thesis statement
Geri plopped into her seat and huffed for several minutes before the teacher shushed her
Onomatopoeia
Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres
Fiction
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
allusion
They are eating cake.
Singular or plural
Plural
Our country has the highest income tax in the world.
This is an example of what type of rhetorical strategy.
Rhetorical question
Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader
Horror
A true story or account
Nonfiction
Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses
Poetry
__________refers to the specific choices of words that a speaker or writer uses, while syntax refers to how the words are arranged to form a sentence.
Diction
The star’s final death cry is the supernova, one last howl that will echo across the universe
Personification
A direct comparison of two unlike things saying that one IS the other.
metaphor
Writing and speaking in a convincing manner, is what type of literary term?
Persuasion
Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres
Humor
In which sentence should a noun be filled into the blank?
She isn't_______. or She can't______.
She can't.
if the speaker has a high-ranking position, is an expert in his or her field, or has had life experience relevant to a particular topic, anything the speaker says or does to ensure that the audience knows about and remembers these qualifications is an example of _____.
Ethos
Calvin’s poems were the sweetest words anyone had ever heard and bewitched everyone who read them
Hyperbole
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Irony
choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
Diction
refers to the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence.
Syntax
He is a forensics and ballistics expert for the federal government - if anyone's qualified to determine the murder weapon, it's him."
What rhetorical approach is this?
Ethos