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Figurative Language Definitions
Rhetoric
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A device that compares two things using the word like or as
What is a simile?
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The perspective from which something is written

Point of View

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the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

What is foreshawdoing?

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Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong.
What is a simile?
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Are you kidding me?
What is a rhetorical question?
200
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a row
What is alliteration?
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Using credibility or authority to persuade someone

What is ethos?

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Summary of the entire text, including evidence.
What is the message?
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Memory is a crazy woman who hoards colored rags and throws away food.
What is a metaphor?
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"If I lost my BlackBerry, I would die." - Kim Kardashian
What is hyperbole?
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The use of exaggeration for emphasis

What is hyperbole?

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A question whose answer is implied or obvious

What is a rhetorical question?

300

something that you can prove to be true

What is a claim?

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You'll never put a better bit of butter on your knife.
What is alliteration?
300
A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can't help himself.
What is repetition?
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The repetition of the same word or phrase for emphasis

What is repetition?

400

Pathos

What is an appeal to the audience's emotions?

400

The goal or purpose the speaker hopes to achieve.

What is the author's purpose?

400

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a statement or sentence that states the PURPOSE of a paper or essay

what is a thesis?

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Sad music and images used as persuasion
What is an example of pathos?
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A device that compares two things that aren't alike

What is a metaphor?

500

Logos

What is the logic the speaker uses to support his/her argument?

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Making an educated guess based on facts and what you already know.

What is inferencing?

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The speaker's morals and intentions
What is ethos?
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If you are between the ages of 13-19, you are a teenager. You are 15. You are a teenager.
What is logos?