This appeal relies on reasoning and logic to convince the audience
What is logos?
100
This type of story, show, or movie uses humor and irony to poke fun at certain societal or governmental problems
What is satire?
100
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, when the Black Knight says that "It's just a flesh wound", when both his arms have been chopped off, he's using this, in which you deliberately minimize the seriousness of a situation for comic effect
What is understatement?
100
The sentence "He was as heavy as a stone" is an example of this type of statement
What is simile?
100
"The rock was sharp and jagged" uses imagery that appeals to this sense
What is touch?
200
Sarah McLachlan's animal cruelty video utilized this appeal that plays on the audience's emotions
What is pathos?
200
In our essays, we have to use formal WORD CHOICE, also known as this, to persuade our audience of our credibility
What is diction?
200
All of the AAAWWUBBIS words are examples of these kinds of words that introduce clauses that tell when, where, why, or how something happened
What are subordinating conjunctions?
200
"the jewel on the left side of your chest" is an example of this, in which you compare seemingly different things without using a comparison word
What is metaphor?
200
The root word in the word "benevolent" means this
What is good?
300
This special form of repetition puts two contrasting thoughts next to each other with the same structure, such as the phrase "To be, or not to be"
What is antithesis?
300
When Malala mentioned her life story in her speech, she was using this device, in which an author uses a longer story to convey a message
What is anecdote?
300
These types of clauses begin with AAAWWUBBIS words and tell when, where, why, or how something happened
What are adverbial clauses?
300
In "Caged Bird', Angelou uses this kind of comparison, in which she develops the relationship between the bird and African Americans over the course of the entire poem
What is extended metaphor?
300
Stories, books, movies, and games that tackle societal issues, such as racism, are examples of this type of work
What is social commentary?
400
In his "I Have a Dream" speech, MLK uses this type of repetition in which he starts multiple sentences with the same exact words to put emphasis on his dream
What is anaphora?
400
If you write words like "ur" or "h8" in your essays, you won't have a formal this but rather an informal this
What is tone?
400
If your friend says they'd "rather swim through a pool of 10000 snakes than see Star Wars", they are using this, in which they use exaggeration to use humor
What is hyperbole?
400
When an author uses sarcasm or humor to resolve a situation in an unexpected way, they are using this
What is irony?
400
The eyes through which an author narrates a story, such as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, is known as this
What is point of view?
500
If your mom says "Because I said so", she's using this appeal that relies on the credibility of the speaker
What is ethos?
500
When explaining your quote in the quote Oreo, you should use this device, in which you use the same language to repeat the main point of your thesis
What is repetition?
500
The word "Mom" has a concrete denotation in the dictionary, but the feelings the word "Mom" evokes in each individual is called this
What is connotation?
500
In To Kill a Mockingbird, the mockingbird was this, an object that had a in-depth meaning beyond just being a physical bird