Figurative Language
Felicia's eyes went as big as headlights.
What is a simile?
The part of the plot of a narrative in which the setting and characters are introduced.
He also used a metaphor when he said “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.”
This punctuation goes between the word said and the quote.
What is a comma?
The three types of rhetoric.
What is ethos, pathos, and logos?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is an allusion?
"I have a million things to do today," complained Mr. Gilbert.
What is hyperbole?
The part of the plot when the conflict is at its most suspenseful. The conflict must be decided one way or another at this point.
What is the Climax?
My mom is named after the following relatives her mother, Zola Foshee her grandmother, Zola Leek and her great grandmother, Zola Grace.
This sentence needs these two types of punctuation added.
What is colon after relatives, a semicolon after Foshee and a semicolon after Leek?
What is pathos?
Use this type of punctuation to introduce material that illustrates, explains, or restates the preceding material.
What is a colon?
The following is an example of this type of figurative language:
The car died on the side of the road when it ran out of gas.
What is personification?
As the plot goes on, there are moments when the conflict deepens but there are moments when there might be a lull in the action. The reader learns about the subplots and the details of the conflict and characterization during this part of the narrative.
What is Rising Action?
The new parents considered these three names for their baby girl Penelope Priscilla and Patricia.
The sentence needs these two types of punctuation added to these parts of the sentence.
What is a colon after girl, a comma after Penelope and a comma after Priscilla?
This type of rhetoric appeals to an audience by establishing the credibility of the speaker/writer.
What is ethos?
Using story telling to persuade is using this kind of rhetoric.
What is pathos?
The following is an example of this type of figurative language:
He slithered into town quietly so no one would notice when he dug his fangs in and slowly poisoned their minds.
What is a metaphor?
The moment that the conflict is introduced in a narrative.
What is Inciting Moment?
1. Evelyn is the youngest daughter Elizabeth is the oldest.
2. So you see my predicament if I say yes, I will feel selfish, and if I say no, I will feel I have missed an opportunity.
This sentence needs a semicolon.
When a person makes a reasoned argument with facts to back up their claim, that person uses this kind of rhetoric.
What is logos?
The part of The Pedestrian when the cop car stops Mr. Meade is this point the narrative plot line.
What is the climax?
This type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
She was down in the dumps when her friend moved away.
These two words that begin with D are important to making a successful and interesting narrative.
What are dialogue and descriptions?
So you see my predicament if I say yes I will feel selfish and if I say no I will feel I have missed an opportunity.
This is the punctuation needed in this sentence and where it is needed.
What is a colon after predicament, a comma after yes, a semicolon after selfish and a comma after no?
This is what a person uses rhetoric to accomplish.
What is to persuade his audience?
The following uses these two types of figurative language:
It was like the end of the world had returned, eager to finish its work.
What is simile and personification?