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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration to indicate strong emotions ,(My brother nagged me one million times!) |
| Metaphor | Comparison between 2 things that are unrelated but share common characteristics, (The classroom was a zoo.) |
| Pathos | Rhetorical appeal that elicit emotions from the reader, (A speech talking about a victims struggles) |
| Denotation | Direct specific meaning by meaning of the word or phrase, (Home- D:Just a place where you live, C: Comfort, warmth |
| Connotation | Suggestion of a meaning by a word apart from what it names. (Slim: Positive, Skinny: Negative |
| Antithesis | Two opposing ideas contrasted through parallel grammar structures, (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times) |
| Juxtaposition | Placement of 2 things closely to emphasize the difference, (A beautiful flower grows next to a cracked sidewalk) |
| Rhetorical Language | Refers to the language intended to persuade/influence, (Do you want to live in a world like this?) |
| Parallelism | Repetitio n of related ideas in the same grammatical structure, (She likes running ,swimming, and biking) |
| Synecdoche | Figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole, (There was a lot of mouths to feed: Mouth represents people) |
| Metonymy | Using something that is closely associated with a thing to represent, (The White House announced a new policy: Represents the president) |
| Understatement | When a writer presents a situation/thing as less important (If someone wins 1b and they say "I got a bit of money") |
| Repetition | Use of any element of language , sound, a word ,a phrase, etc more than one in a passage, (The dog was very very loud) |
| Anaphora | Repetition of a word/expression at the BEGINNING of a sentence, (We will fight. We will be equal. We will win) |
| Ethos | A rhetorical appeal to establish credibility , (As a doctor, I recommend getting 8 hours of sleep) |
| Assonance | Repetition of internal vowel sounds in following words, (The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain) |
| Allusion | An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or work, (Don't be a Grinch!) |
| Imagery | Language that appeals to senses to help the reader imagine a text, (The cookies were soft, buttery, and melted in my mouth) |
| Logos | Rhetorical appeal that uses logic with facts, reasons, stats, (You should wear a seatbelt because seatbelts reduce the risk of serious injury) |
| Figurative Language | Language that authors use to extend the capacity of language beyond the meaning, (Metaphor ,simile, personification) |
| Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonants sounds in one or two more neighboring sounds,(Sally sold seashells by the seashells) |
| Simile | Comparing 2 unalike things using like or as |