Figurative Language
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile
Letters or phrases placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning
What is a prefix
Trying to persuade the listener using emotionally charged language
what is emotional appeal
The author's reason for writing
What is author's purpose
A person, place or thing
A noun
A direct comparison between two things
What is a metaphor
One person's speech
What is a monologue
Mass spread information to persuade people's ideas
what is propaganda
An assumption based on support
What is an inference
The current president of the United States
Who is Donald Trump
An extreme exaggeration
what is a hyperbole
Broad statement about a person or topic based on a small amount of information
What is a generalization
What is name calling
The way in which the story is told. Different types like first person.
What is point of view
Our sun, planets, moons, etc.
What is the solar system
An extended metaphor with a political or hidden meaning
A type of speech specific to a region
What is a dialect
Getting someone to believe something because it is popular
what is bandwagon
The message or lesson of a story
What is the theme
The capital of the United States
What is Washington DC
A reference to a famous person, event, book, etc. that the audience is familiar with
what is an allusion
All the possible meaning of a word
What is connotation
What is a red herring
The author's attitude towards the subject. Often conveyed in their writing
What is tone
The ocean located on the west coast of the United States
What is the Pacific Ocean