Definitions
This is a series of audio recordings that we listened to such as the John Lewis or Bully one...what are these recordings ca?lled
What are podcasts?
This is the poet's choice of words in the structure of their poems.
What is diction?
A group of lines that make up a particular rhyme scheme.
What are STANZAs?
Information used to support the author's point of view. Also known as what is need to solve a crime..
What is EVIDENCE?
A section of text that revolves around a single main idea is called this...
What are PARAGRAPHs?
Name ALL 4 PARTS OF AN ARGUMENT *(they don't have to be in order!)
Claim
Counterclaim
Reason
Evidence
This is a poetic technique used to make a subject seem less important than it already is.
What is understatement?
Calling a person in the elderly demographic a "senior citizen" instead of an "old person" is this type of poetic/literary device. Furthermore, this poetic/literary device replaces harsher words or phrases for nicer ones.
What are EUPHEMISMs?
An author's attitude towards the subject is known as what?
What is tone?
The title of a person who creates/write a book, yet the story may not be in their voice. What is their title?
What is an AUTHOR?
The type of document that is important throughout the span of history/time...the answer starts with an "S"
What are SEMINAL documents?
This poetic technique is a reference to something else without directly naming it.
Hint: They sound similar to the word ILLusion.
What are ALLusions?
The author of Theme for English B...
What is his name? Hint: His last name is Hughes...
Who/What is LANGSTON HUGHES?
The opposite of fiction is this genre...
What is nonfiction?
The voice of the person that tells the story is called a...
What is a NARRATOR?
When there is a difference between expectation and reality, often for humorous, tragic, or thematic effect.
What is Irony?
A literary device where a thing represents another using SYMBOLS (objects or other things)
What is SYMBOLISM?
A figure of speech that has opposing terms or ideas used to make a point. This answer starts with an "O."
Example: "Jumbo shrimp", "pretty ugly", or "delicious poison."
What are OXYMORONs?
1) Exposition 2)Rising Action 3) Climax 4) Falling Action 5)Resolution
These are the elements of what?
What is PLOT?
First person, second person, third person omniscient are all known as...
What are POINTs OF VIEW?
Free at last...
Thank God Almighty...we're free at last!
This is an example of either...
What is REPETITION or PARALLELISM?
The internalized fear of raising a child while being an incarcerated (locked away in prison) parent is one of the main themes of this poem. What is the title of this poem? YOU NEED THE EXACT TITLE of the poem to get the credit!
What is GIFT WRAPPED FATHERS?
"He got that dog in him!" is an example of what poetic device?
What is a METAPHOR?
If you are asked to write on how to best fix a flat tire, the best text structure to use for your writing is this...
What is PROBLEM and SOLUTION?
A dog food commercial that says "7 out of 8 veterinarians recommend Brand A over Brand B... ! is what type of rhetorical appeal?
What is LOGOS?