Figurative Language
an object, person, situation, event, or action that represents something else.
What is a Symbol/Symbolism?
When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect Ex. Living death, jumbo shrimp
What is oxymoron?
The reason an author is instructing, entertaining, or persuading the reader.
What is the purpose?
Phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.
(Ex: simile, idiom, metaphor, etc)
What is figurative language?
The author/speaker's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
The moral or lesson that the story is trying to teach/convey.
What is theme?
uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story.
What is suspense?
Extreme exaggeration. Ex. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
What is an hyperbole?
The positive or negative feelings/emotions that are associated with a word.
What is connotation?
How a passage is organized. Ex. Compare and contrast, cause and effect, sequential, etc.
What is structure?
The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another. broken baby bottle
What is alliteration?
The feeling created by a piece of literature. Ex. Joyful, Mournful
What is a mood?
A statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Ex. "Are you pulling my leg?"
What is an idiom?
A reference to a person, place, or another work of literature. Ex. In Persepolis, Marji talks about listening to Kim Wilde & Iron Maiden.
What is allusion?
The art of persuasion.
What is rhetoric?
A brief and sometimes story that focuses on a single interesting event, often in order to make a point or teach a moral lesson.
What is an anecdote?