Figurative Language
"Love is not all: it is not meat not drink"
Metaphor
"Cable ratings have dropped 30 percent year over year in the past decade while streaming services have seen a 200 percent increase in adoption rates over the past two years. Clearly, cable television is becoming a thing of the past."
Logos
What is tone?
The author or speakers attitude toward a subject
Deduced
When Mary tried to run her fingers through her hair as she saw others do, her fingers became hopelessly captured by the curls: Hair, she deduced, must grow in loops, out of our head at one point, back into it at another
arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion:
figure something out
Describe the problem and solution text structure.
identifying an issue and how to resolve it
The last hour of school on a Friday always seems to drag on, as if time crawls like a snail.
Simile
"Our beloved family dog, Luna, died from an infected wound caused by broken bottles along the road. The city’s litter problem needs to be addressed so no one else feels the pain we did when Luna died."
Pathos
The emotions a text creates in the reader by using diction and figurative language
Mood
Priority
Ms. Davey emphasized the priority of the quiz over the easy vocab review.
status established in order of importance or urgency
photographs, illustrations, and graphs,
What is alliteration?
The repeating of the first consonant sound of a word
"As an award-winning author, I can confidently say that this book series is poorly written drivel."
Ethos
The underlying message or big idea of a story or book.
The lesson of the story.
Theme
What is connotative meaning?
The positive or negative emotions associated with the word; how the word makes you feel
Identify the text structure:
Third period has many similarities to sixth period. Both classes are very outgoing and smart. However, they have differences. Third is more serious and sixth is goofier.
Compared and Contrast
Onomatopoeia
Why do authors use rhetorical appeals?
To persuade the audience.
What is perspective?
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.
What is denotative meaning?
The dictionary defnition of a word; the literal meaning
Identify the text structure:
I graduated high school in May, 2017. Secondly, I went to college in August, 2020. I then started working at Chamberlain in August, 2022.
Chronological Order
The rain was indifferent to their plans.
Personification
Create your own example of an appeal to Ethos.
Credibility
First, second, and third person.
Point of view
Oblivious
Her light brown skin is smooth, her eyes still young and playful, oblivious to the tumor growing inside her—a tumor that would leave her five children motherless and change the future of medicine.
not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one:
Identify the text structure:
I did not do my work in Ms. Davey's class so I got a F for quarter 2.
Cause and Effect