Figurative Language
This is language not meant to be taken literally. It communicates feelings, ideas, images, and moods.
What is figurative language?
These three appeals are used to persuade an audience by appealing to different aspects of human response.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
This is a typical character, situation, or symbol that is universally recognized across cultures and literature.
What is an archetype?
This is an opinion or viewpoint that the author feels is correct or better than other opinions.
What is a claim?
In MLA formatted works cited pages, the sources must be arranged in this way.
What is alphabetical order (author's last name)?
This is a figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing or quality is given human characteristics.
What is personification?
Whispering winds waltz through willowy woods...
What is alliteration?
These are two examples of archetypes.
What is the hero, the mentor, the everyman, the villain, the innocent, the rebel, the caregiver, the jester, and the explorer?
This is the contrasting opinion to the author's claim. It should be included in an argumentative essay.
What is a counterclaim?
This type of source in a database undergoes an evaluation by an expert in the field. The expert evaluates the source for accuracy and quality of research.
What is a peer reviewed article?
This is principally used for emphasis. It makes an overstatement or extreme exaggeration.
"Her voice is full of money." - The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is metaphor?
These six elements make up the plot structure.
What is introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
This is a long poem. It is often about a serious subject and features a hero.
What is an epic poem?
This is specialized language that can alienate readers unfamiliar with the terminology.
What is jargon?
This is often used in circumstances when making a comparison with something familiar is difficult. It makes an extended comparison by matching two things or ideas that, on the surface, might seem to have little in common.
What is analogy?
A charity organization shares a touching story of a family's struggle during a natural disaster to encourage donations for relief efforts.
What is pathos?
This type of text describes events and identifies reasons for why the events happened.
What is cause and effect?
This is a narrative poem written to be sung.
What is a ballad?
Pizza
Cheesy, hot
Baking, topping, slicing
Comfort in every bite
Delight
What is cinquain?
This occurs when what happens is very different from what is expected to happen.
What is situational irony?
This is the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
"I have a dream...
I have a dream..." -Martin Luther King Jr.
What is anaphora?
This sentence includes a claim and provides clear direction for an essay.
What is a thesis?
This is used to help readers imagine what they are writing about. It appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
This is the study of the origins and history of words.
What is etymology?