Metaphorical Resonances
“The barbed wire that encircled us like a wall did not fill us with real fear.”
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
simile - uses “like” to compare life to a candle
Where is Ms. Casselberry going during summer break?
A) Cleveland, Ohio
B) Mexico City
C) Las Vegas
D) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee
What is inference in reading?
A. Use clues to anticipate what happens next
B. Using a dictionary to find the meaning of a word
C. Drawing conclusions using clues from the text
D. Creating a picture in your head when reading
C. Figuring things out using clues in the text
This introduces your position on an topic. This is the foundation for your argument.
Claim
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.
What type of figurative language is this?
hyperbole - exaggeration
What literary device is this an example of?
Foreshadowing
Which type of evidence uses logic and reasoning to convince a reader?
Logos.
Details ssed to support your argument
Evidence
"They have become predatory animals: Wild beasts of prey, with animal hatred in their eyes.”
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor.
Comparing prisoners to animals.
Which statement best reflects a THEME of The Fault in Our Stars?
A) Two teenagers learn that some infinities are longer than other infinities.
B) Death is a part of life, so we need to live our best lives each day.
C) Hazel Grace Lancaster has cancer and despite that, she finds love.
B) Death is a part of life, so we need to live our best lives each day.
Which type of evidence uses ethics and morals to convince a reader?
Ethos
Reasoning/Reason
“They were our first oppressors. They were the first faces of hell and death.”
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
metaphor - compares faces to hell and death
"You put the killing thing between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing."
In The Fault in Our Stars, cigarettes symbolize what?
Cigarettes symbolize control over his life.
Which type of evidence uses emotion to try and persuade someone?
Pathos
An unsound argument, an error in logic or reasoning
Fallacy
“The wind screamed through the trees.” is an example of
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
When Gus and Hazel go to Funky Bones for a Dutch-themed picnic, Gus has a speech to make for Hazel. He refers to it as his "soliloquy".
Was this actually a soliloquy?
No. A soliloquy is a speech to oneself with no observable audience. What Gus did was a monologue, which is a speech that speaks at length to another character (Hazel).
You need to persuade your teacher to bump your grade from a 89% to a 90%. Which of the below arguments uses pathos to persuade?
A) If you change my grade to a 90%, I will be more likely to get into college next year.
B) I've been such a good student all year, I deserve an A.
C) My best friend and I were fighting all semester and that's why my grade dropped. I really don't deserve a B after all I've been through...
C
The presentation of evidence used to weaken the opposing viewpoints is...
Rebuttal