Structurally Sound
The similarities and/or differences of two or more people, things, concepts, or ideas are presented.
Compare and Contrast
A work that ridicules individuals, ideas, institutions, social conventions, or humanity in general.
Satire
Identify the word that needs an apostrophe: "She sells seashells by the seashore and its very salacious."
Its
An appeal to logic or reason
Logos
Notes that describe how a play should be performed
Stage Directions
Identify the structure: "World War II began in 1939. Then, the U.S. entered in 1941. The war finally ended in 1945."
Chronological
Identify the figurative language: "I dunked on him easily; he's like two feet tall."
Understatement
Identify the coordinating conjunction: "You can either take Woody or Buzz to Pizza Planet."
Or
Logical Fallacies
A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true
Dramatic Irony
Information is presented as a series of instruction or steps in a process.
Sequential
These two elements are used to develop the tone in satire and other written works.
Diction and Syntax
Identify the word which should be followed by a colon: "Here is my idea you ask Jimbo if we can borrow his chairs, and I'll bring over my recliner."
Idea
Use of vivid, emotive language intended to incite intense feelings appeals to
Pathos
Identify the speech:
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.
‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy:
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What’s Montague? It is nor hand nor foot
Nor arm nor face nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O be some other name..."
Soliloquy
Information is conveyed as an issue of concern and remedies are proposed or explained.
Problem and Solution
Identify the figurative language: "He's taking a million years in the bathroom!"
Hyperbole
Identify the preposition: "He fell asleep under the bridge."
Under
A fallacy involving the misrepresentation of an argument to make it easier to attack
Straw Man
A fault in a character's personality which ultimately leads to their downfall.
Tragic Flaw
Identify the structure: "The dog lived a lonely life, sleeping all day because the family did not return until 8 pm each day. As a result, he ran away and never went back."
Cause and Effect
Words that contradict what the speaker actually means or believes.
Verbal Irony
Identify the word which should be followed by a semicolon: "Sarah felt like the fundraiser after school was too elaborate the results spoke for themselves."
Identify the appeal: "As a three-time Olympic gold medalist, I can assure you that this energy drink will improve your fitness and stamina."
Ethos
Identify the speech:
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it..."
Monologue