Figurative Language
When one thing is expected, but something else, typically the opposite, occurs.
What is Irony?
It had been many years since he had seen her face, and the smell of her perfume wafted him back to a time long forgotten, of better days and happier times.
What is Flashback?
A question asked for effect, rather than for an answer.
What is a Rhetorical Question?
A word that is spelled as it sounds.
What is an Onomatopoeia?
The night before the test you should...
What is Get plenty of sleep?
The most common types of comparisons. One uses "like" or "as", whereas the other does not.
What is Simile and Metaphor?
Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be, And don't it make you sad about it, Cry me a river, Cry me a river.
-Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
What is Hyperbole?
An appeal to emotion or passion.
What is Pathos?
The repetition of initial sounds across several words?
What is Alliteration?
What is... Preview the Questions?
These two types of figurative language either hint at what is to come or transport the reader to an event that has happened in the past.
What is Foreshadowing and Flashback?
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts," ~ As You Like It, Shakespeare
What is Symbolism?
An argument based on logic and reasoning.
What is Logos?
Similar sounds found at the end of words or lines in a poem.
What is Rhyme?
If you don't know the answer to a question, you should...
What is... Circle it and come back to it later?
When an object is assigned additional meaning, other than the obvious.
What is symbolism?
"He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
"I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse."
"I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's."
What is Allusion?
An argument based on an appeal to one's sense of right vs. wrong.
What is Ethos?
Repetition of consonant sounds found in the middle of a word.
What is Assonance?
A strategy you can use to indicate whether you got a question right or wrong is...
What is Checks and Question Marks?
The type of irony in which the audience knows something that the characters don't.
What is Dramatic Irony?
The world is my oyster.
What is a Metaphor?
When words are used that have an implied meaning in order to sway the audience one way or another.
What is Loaded Language?
A type of poetry that does not adhere to any set format or rhyme scheme.
What is Free Verse?
The best reading comprehension strategy you can use while reading is...
What are Notes besides the paragraphs?