Figurative/ Sound Devices
This is a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a "simile"?
This archetype is a warrior or rescuer who wants to save the world and fight for others.
Who is "The Hero"?
This is a persuasive appeal to emotion and feelings.
What is "pathos"?
This is a type of text structure that presents a problem and then offers a resolution to that pronblem.
What is "Problem and Solution"?
This is the author's reason for writing a text.
What is "author's purpose"?
This is when an inanimate object is given human qualities.
What is "personification"?
This archetype is a fool, trickster, or practical joker who tries to connect with others.
Who is "The Jester" or "The Joker"?
This is a persuasive appeal to logical reasoning, proven evidence, and data.
What is "logos"?
This is a text structure in which the writer states similarities and differences between at least two different topics.
What is "Compare and Contrast"?
This is what the text is mainly about.
What is "central idea" or "main idea"?
This is when the beginning sounds of words are repeated throughout a line of text.
What is "alliteration"?
This archetype is often inexperienced, who just wants to be happy and seeks utopia.
Who is "The Innocent"?
This is a persuasive appeal toward the writer's credibility and trust.
What is "ethos"?
This is a text structure in which information is presented as a series of ordered events or steps in a process.
What is "Sequence"?
This is the message or lesson that the author wants the reader to learn after reading the text.
What is "theme"?
This is when two unlike things are directly compared to one another to suggest that they are the same.
What is a "metaphor"?
This archetype is a wanderer who seeks to explore different places, cultures, and ideas.
Who is "The Explorer"?
This is the opposite argument that is given to oppose the writer's claims.
What is a "counterclaim"?
This is a type of text structure that tells a story.
What is "Narrative"?
This is when the reader tells the most important main idea and details involving what the text is about.
What is "summarize" or "summary"?
This is when a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u) is repeated throughout words in a line of text.
What is "assonance"?
This archetype is an expert, scholar, or advisor who is extremely wise.
Who is "The Sage"?
This is the writer's main point in an argument or essay that includes the topic, judgment, and reasons for the judgement.
What is a "thesis" or "claim"?
This is a type of text structure that tells a result and the reasons why that result occurred.
What is "Cause and Effect"?
This is the narrator's perspective, usually told in first, second, or third-person narration, which determines how the story is told.
What is "point of view"?