Figurative Language
Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Appeals
Poetry
Logical Fallacies
100

given human characteristics to something non-human

What is personification?

100

Questions that need no answer ex/Can't you do anything right?  Is the sky blue?

What is a rhetorical question?

100

Private demand for the product has tapered off for the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low.

What is logos?

100

Repeating of any words, phrases, or sentences in a poem.

ex/ When the frost on grass is replaced with sweet dew,
When the fields become dotted with flowers,

What is repetition?

100

the assumption that just because something is popular it is good, right, and acceptable

ex/ My friends all have tik tok so I should too.

What is bandwagon?

201

a comparison of two unalike things using the verbs (is, were, are) ex/ she is a teddy bear. ex/ You were a raging bull.

What is a metaphor?

201

Use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

Types: situational, verbal, and dramatic

ex/A fire station burns down

What is irony?

201

This lotion has been backed by dermatologists.

What is ethos?

201

repetition of similar vowels sounds ex/ 

“In the pale moonlight, the frail sail unfurls.” – The repetition of the “a” and “ai”

What is assonance?

201

influence audience by using words or phrases with strong meaning ex/ The gorgeous model slinked down the runway.

What is loaded language?

300

uses exaggeration  ex/This homework is going to take years.

What is hyperbole?

300

repetition of grammatical structures or the arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses for effect

 ex/It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

ex/"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

What is parallelism?

300

uses facts, statistics, and/or evidence

What is logos?

300

rhyme in which two words located at the end of a line of poetry themselves end in similar- but not identical-consonant sounds.  ex/streets, cheap

What is a slant rhyme?

300

(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining

ex/Humans are causing climate change. Scientists are in a for the money not to help.

What is ad hominem?

400

a word that mimics the sound of the actual thing or person.  ex/ ROAR, POW, BAM

What is onomatopoeia?

400

any construct in which the speaker is talking directly to an individual or group.

 ex/You, Dave, must want to help.   Ex/ Ask not what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country.

What is direct address?

400

Getting people to feel happy, sad, or angry can help your argument.

What is pathos?

400

where words have a repeating sound at the start of words.

ex/ sweet birds sang songs

What is alliteration?

400

an argument that suggests that a certain initial action could lead to a chain of events 

ex/Widening the road will lead to more traffic in town, which will make our town a dangerous place to drive or walk.

What is Slippery Slope?

500

something that represents something else

ex/the color red means love:the color green means money

What is symbolism?

500

reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event ex/ "Don't act like a Scrooge"     ex/ "He studies all the time and is a regular Einstein"

What is an allusion?

500

a person may be more inclined to believe a doctor about their family health issues

What is ethos?

500

rhythm (pattern of beats/syllables) in a line or verse of poetry

ex/ Iamb: A poetic foot that contains one unstressed syllable and one stressed syllable (ex. “a-LONE”).

What is meter?

500

a broad, sweeping conclusion based on a small sample ex/ One aggressive dog of a breed leads to the conclusion that all dogs of that breed are aggressive. 

What is hasty (over) generalization?