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Logos, Pathos or Ethos?
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Cliff-hanger
is...
The choice and phrasing of words based on situations.
When a story or movie ends dramatically without completion.
A main character that lacks heroic qualities.
An exaggerating statement that are not to be taken seriously.
2
Logos, Pathos or Ethos?
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Lasagna
3
Rhyme
in literature.
Correspondence of sound between words or ending of words.
A herb.
Sounds.
A childrens book.
4
What is a
metaphor
?
Comparing two objects and saying one IS another.
An over-exaggeration.
Comparing two objects and saying one is like another.
Use of descriptive words calling on any of the five senses.
5
Logos, Pathos or Ethos?
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
6
Which is the example of a
paradox
?
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
Green Apple
Red Apple
I am a stranger in my own home.
7
"
As angry as a hornet.
"
Simile or metaphor?
Cinnabon
Metaphor.
Honey
Simile.
8
What is
colloquial
language?
Words used in everyday language.
Words that give objects human characteristics.
Relaxed informal language.
Words that create a picture in your head.
9
Rhetorical questions
are...
Questions that allow the reader to reflect on their ideas.
Questions that are related to the issue.
Questions that are about rhetoric.
Questions where the answer is implied.
10
What is
personification
?
The use of descriptive words calling on any of the five senses.
Gives human characteristics to non-human things.
Phrase meaning is different from its literal expression.
Comparing two objects and saying one IS another
11
Repetition
in literature is . . .
How the author creates certain characters.
When words and phrases are repeated to create emphasis.
What the message of the story is.
When human traits are given to nonhuman things.
12
An extreme
exaggeration
of the truth is called a _____________________.
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
13
What is an
oxymoron
?
A descriptive word.
Two words totally opposite in meaning.
Words beginning with the same letter or sound.
Two contrasting nouns.
14
An
anecdote
:
The cure for poison.
Evidence from a lawyer.
A short, personal story.
Hi, Mr. C.
15
What is an
analogy
?
Refers to one thing by mentioning another.
Words that deviate from the conventional order and meaning.
Comparison of two things by highlighting differences.
Comparison of two things for the purpose of explanation.
16
Which of these is an example of an
allusion
?
He's a real Romeo with the ladies.
She is faster than Sonic the Hedgehog.
All of the above.
He is 10 times stronger than the Incredible Hulk.
17
The use of
rhythm
is an element of which form of literature?
Prose
Drama
Poetry
Rock
18
Situational Irony
is...
Situation where the outcome is not what is expected or intended.
When the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Saying one thing but meaning another.
Giving human qualities to non-living objects.
19
What is a
flashback
?
A hint to future events in the story.
Tells a story or part of one.
Detailed description.
To describe an earlier time in the story to understand the plot.
20
Dramatic irony
occurs in the play when...
Whenever Shakespeare stages a fight.
Fight me, Mr. C.
When the audience knows something that the characters do not.
When the friar believes he can unite the feuding families.
21
What is
onomatopoeia
?
An over-exaggeration.
Word that imitates the sound it represents.
Repeating of the beginning sounds in words.
Seriously, Mr. C, I will fight you.
22
In literature, a
symbol
is
An object to represent an abstract idea.
Person, place, or thing.
Complicated language.
Poetry.
23
Which of these is a
pun
?
Sign language is a handy skill to know.
Writing with a broken pencil is pointless.
The anti-gravity book was impossible to put down.
The cross-eyed teacher couldn't control his pupils.
24
What is
suspense
in terms of literature?
Quality in story that makes the reader uncertain or anxious.
An expected and predictable story and plot.
Informational text.
Historical elements are added to a primarily fictional story.
25
What is
alliteration
?
Meaning of phrase is different from it's literal expression.
The repetition of the same consonant sounds.
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Use of descriptive words that call on any of the 5 senses.
26
What is
imagery
?
The meaning of a phrase is different from its literal expression.
Comparing two objects and saying one IS another.
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Use of descriptive words calling on any of the five senses.
27
Foreshadowing
is...
The environment of the story (place, time, location).
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities.
A clue or hint about something that is going to happen later.
A struggle between opposing forces.l
28
Logos, Pathos or Ethos?
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Pug eyes
29
Verbal Irony
?
No
Yes
French fries
Penguin
