Figurative Language
A comparison between two unlike items that is developed at great length is an...
Extended metaphor
Hyperbole and ____________________ are considered opposites in figurative language.
understatement
When a writer uses language that earns the trust of the audience, that is
ethos
True or False
Pathos is rhetorical language.
True
The name of the main character in a popular Christmas movie where a child doesn't make it on an airplane with his family for a trip at Christmas.
Who is Kevin?
The warm fire wrapped its arms around me is an example of...
personification
the word MOTIF is similar to the word
theme
When an author appeals to the emotions of the reader through his/her writing, that is called
pathos
"Do you actually know what is in that burger you're eating?"
This is an example of what type of rhetorical language?
rhetorical question
The total number of kids your 7th grade Reading teachers have (at home)
(Gibson, Desamo)
9
use of words, places or objects that have an important meaning beyond their literal meaning
symbolism
Which rhetorical device ADDS conjunctions for emphasis
polysyndeton
True or False:
Pathos is a literary device
False
...."to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together..." (from a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
This is an example of parallelism
TRUE OR FALSE
True
Name 3 of Santa's reindeer that start with the letter "D"
Dasher, Dancer, Donner
His heart is black as coal is an example of what literary device?
simile
"A mighty fortress is our God" is an example of a
metaphor
A writer should be sure to present the main ideas clearly and effectively.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Logos
What is the main reason writers use rhetorical writing
to persuade
The amount of combined years your 7th grade teachers have been teaching. (Gibson, Desamo, Foster, Goodman, Davis, Litus)
*must get within 5 years
40
"splish, splash, plop, trill"
These are examples of:
onomatopoeia
Which rhetorical technique TAKES OUT conjunctions in order to create urgency
asyndeton
a speaker that introduces a presentation by telling a humorous story is trying to build
ethos
pathos
logos
pathos
An author will "refer to" a well-known movie or piece of literature when using
allusion
Who did the Mayor of Whoville propose to
Martha May