Figurative Language
Repetition of beginning/initial letters
What is alliteration?
The author's message to the reader
What is theme?
The opposite side's claim and reasoning
What is a counterclaim?
Literal, dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
"Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore"
What is alliteration?
Giving an inanimate objects thoughts/feelings or anatomy
What is personification?
The most dramatic point in a story, the point at which tension is at its highest
What is the climax?
The refutation of a counterclaim
What is a rebuttal?
Thoughts/ feelings/ shades of meaning associated with a word
What is connotation?
What is a metaphor?
Language that evokes one of the five senses--sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, etc.
What is imagery?
The event that starts the conflict in a story
What is the inciting incident?
Rhetorical appeal that uses emotions, often through anecdotal evidence, to persuade
What is pathos?
A writer's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression
What is diction?
“Back in my day I had to walk three miles to the watering hole just to brush my teeth.”
What is an anecdote?
Comparing two things without using like or as (stating one thing IS another)
What is a metaphor?
The author's attitude toward the subject they are describing
What is tone?
Rhetorical appeal that asserts expertise and credibility or morality in order to persuade
What is ethos?
Sentence structure (order of words, combination of clauses, etc.)
What is syntax?
“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” —JFK
What is parallel structure?
An object or motif that represents an idea or theme
What is symbolism?
The atmosphere the reader feels
What is mood?
Rhetorical device that tells a (often true) story in order to prove a point
What is an anecdote?
Repetition of grammatical pattern, sometimes at the word, clause, or sentence level
What is parallel structure?
"Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals--sounds that say listen to this, it is important."
What is syntax?