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Vocab.
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You're Cooked
100

What is simile 

A comparison made using "like" or "as".

100

The foundation of an argument is called...

a claim

100

What are the three rhetorical appeals?

Logos, Ethos, Pathos

100

This character in Romeo and Juliet was such a freak. Why would he try and marry a girl half his age?!

Paris.

100

These types of characters are like oil and water. They can never get along.

Foils

200

"I'm so excited for this exam, I could explode!"

Hyperbole

200

What is it called when you're having an argument and there is an opposing viewpoint? 

Counterclaim

200

The persistent use of the word "Nevermore" in "The Raven" is an example of...

repetition. 

200

"On Ms. Hartsock, I'm not failing this exam" would be an example of...

Idiom

200

What is allusion?

A reference to something from history, pop culture, or something that exists outside of a text.

300

"Ms. Hartsock is a ray of sunshine!"

Metaphor

300

A struggle between to opposing characters.

Conflict; man vs. man

300

Explain the difference between point of view and perspective.

P.O.V. is the type of narrator used in a story.

Perspective is how a narrator or character feels about what is taking place.

300

"Your fit is fire!" is an example of...

Metaphor/Connotation

300

The message the author is trying to convey to a reader in an information text.

Central Idea

400

"The joke was seriously funny!"

Oxymoron

400

What is it called when someone shows prejudice or partiality for a person, place, or thing?

Ex: I say I don't like something just because there's onions in it.

Bias

400

What kind of irony is it when I say the exam is "so much fun!"

Verbal

400

"Chat, we're cooked."

Idiom - an expression meaning that you are doomed.

400

Imagine doing all this studying just to miss the exam... that would be what type of irony.

Situational 

500

Is this an example of simile?

I like coffee

NO.

500

a reason given with the goal of convincing or influencing others that an idea or decision is right or wrong

Argument

500

An idea (or theme) that applies to anybody everywhere, regardless of time period or culture.

Universal Theme

500

"I'm him" is...

(not a comparison)

Hyperbole

500

An incomplete sentence is called a...

fragment.