All About FIG LANG
Life is a rollercoaster!
What is a METAPHOR?
The overall message of a piece of work. Seen by anyone who watches or reads it.
What is a UNIVERSAL THEME?
Often begins with the central idea and is followed by elaboration of features, details, characteristics, and examples
Characteristics of; details; for example; for instance; includes; in particular; such as
What is DESCRIPTION?
Making this helps your essay have a purpose
What is an ARGUMENT?
Your argument is this if it is backed up by facts and evidence.
What is VALID?
Repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words.
Example: Sally Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore
What is ALLITERATION?
This is created when two or more characters have different viewpoints on the same subject.
What is CONFLICTING PERSPECTIVES?
Conveyed as an issue or problem of concern and solutions are proposed or explained
An answer to; a consequence of; dilemma; in order to solve; issue; resolution
What is PROBLEM AND SOLUTION?
Using this helps your argument stand. Makes it valid.
What is EVIDENCE?
The author creates this by putting their feelings and emotions in to the writing.
What is TONE?
Giving something non-human human characteristics
What is PERSONIFICATION?
The reader's feelings and emotions about the reading.
What is MOOD?
Presented as a series of instructions or steps in a process
First; second; third; at once; after; before; during; finally; following; last; next
What is SEQUENCE?
A more specific point to your overall argument is called what?
What is a CLAIM?
TEXT STRUCTURE
Similarities and/or differences in 2 or more things
Alike; also; as opposed to; both; but; comparatively; conversely; different; however; instead of; on the other hand; while;
what is COMPARE AND CONTRAST?
This was the worst day of my entire life.
What is a HYPERBOLE?
Something the character goes through that changes the characters perspective.
What is COMING OF AGE?
Facts, events, details presented in the order in which they occur in time
On; at (date, time); earlier; eventually; next; after; now; presently; prior to; simultaneously
What is CHRONOLOGICAL?
I disagree with your argument! Here's why!
(100% mandatory in argument writing)
What is a COUNTERCLAIM? or COUNTERARGUMENT?
The author creates this when something has multiple interpretations or more than one way a subject could be viewed
What is AMBIGUITY?
An indirect reference to something biblical, historical, or literary.
What is an ALLUSION?
The author may use logic to appeal to their reader. We call this what?
What is LOGOS?
Reflecting a causal relationship. Description of what happened is the effect and why is the cause
As a result; as such; because of; consequently; due to; for this reason; led to; since; so; therefore
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT?
Proving the counterclaim wrong is called what?
The "uh huh" to the argument.
What is a REBUTTAL?
Does Ms. Krause prefer bone-in or boneless wings?
What is BONELESS?