Figurative Language
It uses like or as to compare two different things.
What is simile?
What is indirect characterization?
I wrote Romeo & Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
It occurs when a conclusion is based on the idea that if A occurs then eventually Z will happen.
What is Slippery Slope?
It details an object or action in a way that while not literally true, helps illustrate an idea or comparison.
What is metaphor?
It is when the author explicitly shares a character's traits.
What is direct characterization?
I wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
Who is Harper Lee?
It is when a conclusion is drawn from deficient or prejudiced information.
What is Hasty Generalization?
It provides human traits to abstract or nonhuman articles.
What is personification?
It is a multifaceted, detailed character.
What is a round character?
I "wrote" the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
It is when the conclusion that needs to be proven is instead confirmed within the initial claim.
What is Begging the Claim?
To add emphasis, it typically offers unrealistic, huge exaggerations.
What is hyperbole?
It is a character with minimal traits.
What is flat character?
I wrote the Lord of the Flies.
Who is William Golding?
It is an attack on the person not their opinion or argument.
What is Ad hominem?
Based on shared common knowledge, it references an existing person, event, well-established history/pop-culture event, or work.
What is an allusion?
Name the five means of characterization.
What is physical description, action, inner thoughts, reactions, and speech.
I wrote The House on Mango Street
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
It is assumes that if "A" occurred post "B" then "B" caused "A".
What is Post hoc ergo propter hoc.