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That's Really Appealing
Figuratively Speaking
What I Meant to Say Was...
Sounds Like...
That's What He Said
100

Manipulating the audience by appealing to their passionate emotions.

What is Pathos

100

Using any combination of the five senses to create a written visual for the audience/reader.

What is Imagery

100

Presenting something as less important than it actually is.

What is Understatement

100

An author's use of similar sounds, words, phrases, sentences, or other elements.

What is Repetition

100

"We hold these truths to be self-evident..."

Who is Thomas Jefferson

200
Using concrete, specific date to support your arguments.
What is Logos
200

A short story used to illustrate an author's point

What is Anecdote

200

Used to expose and criticize foolishness in society

What is Satire

200

The language (sound and word choice) of a specific region

What is Dialect

200

The early bird gets the worm.

Who is Ben Franklin

300
Convincing the audience that you are fair-minded, and therefore, trustworthy
What is Ethos
300

The use of language to represent actions, persons, objects, and ideas imaginatively rather than literally.

What is Figurative Language

300

Using a word because of the feeling attached to it.

What is Connotation

300

I already know the answer, and so should you.

What is Rhetorical Question

300

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Who is Thomas Paine

400
Hot girls can eat hamburgers and still stay hot.
What is Ethos (representative - Just like MJ selling basketball shoes)
400

My heart's a stereo. It beats for you, so listen close.

What is Metaphor

400

She's not a gold digger; she just needs someone to take care of her financially.

What is Euphemism

400

The authors use of repetitive phrases at the beginning of several sentences

What is Anaphora

400

"According to sources, President Obama...authored the text over a course of 17 days, toiling by candlelight long into the night."

Onion Article

500
I am a school nurse. In our office we use Snoopy bandages, which help heal wounds 10% faster than most other brands, on 9/10 children who come in with minor cuts. Snoopy bandages make children smile, and a smiling child is a happy child.
What is Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
500

He lied so often that his nose began to grow.

What is Allusion

500

If you really want to make an impression on your teacher, be sure to ask her to repeat the lesson just after she finishes it, just so she knows that you are REALLY interested

What is Satire?

500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!! 

Which device is the author using here?

"This is a country of the people, by the people, for the people."

What is Parallelism

500

Who is the onion author alluding to when he writes "We must all pay China together, or most assuredly we will all pay separately."

Who is Ben Franklin