Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A simile is when you compare two things using the word like or as.
Example: The pillow is as fluffy as a cloud.
What is pathos?
Pathos is a technique used to cause people to feel a certain way
What is the claim?
Your statement of opinion towards an argument.
What is an exposition?
The exposition reveals the characters and the conflict of the story.
Who gave the speech Aint I a Women
Sojourner Truth
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is when you compare two unlike things that suggest a similarity.
What is ethos?
The technique of using moral character in your argument or statement. Usually to persuade someone.
What is a conclusion?
A strong restatement of your original claim.
What is the resolution?
The end of the story when the characters have found a solution to the problem.
Who is the author of America the Not-So-Beautiful
Andrew A. Rooney
What do you use personification for?
You use personification to make an inanimate object or an animal have human like characteristics.
What is Logos?
The technique of using evidence such as charts , numbers, or pictures to convince the reader that your claim is correct.
How do you use evidence?
You use evidence to support your claim.
What is the rising action?
Events that lead to the climax.
Who wrote the myth Raven and the Sources of Light
Donna Rosenberg
What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an exaggeration.
Example: It's raining cats and dogs
What is tone?
Shows the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience.
What is a counter-argument?
An argument from the opposing side of the argument.
What is the falling action?
Events that lead to the resolution.
Who wrote the Scholarship Jacket
Marta Salinas
What is an Onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like what they are.
Example: Boom! Pop! Bam!
How do you plan out your work?
You can make a rough draft to plan out your work.
What is rebuttal?
Your response to the counter-argument.
What is the climax?
The climax is the turning point in the story.
Who wrote the myth Phaethon
Bernard Evslin