EOY Benchmark Review

using facts, percentages, and numbers in an ad

This type of character changes over the course of the story

rhyming of words at the end of a line in poetry

An ad that makes you laugh uses this type of persuasion

repetition of vowel sounds within words

giving human like qualities to an inanimate objects

Makes you want to touch, taste, smell, hear, or see something

These ads center on the "good old days" and the way "grandma used to make/do it"

exaggeration/overstatement

"Everyone is doing it" mentality used in advertising

A figure of speech in which two distinct things are compared using like or as

contrast between what character thinks is true and what reader knows is true

this type of characterization shows instead of tells us about a character's personality

the rhyming of words within a line of poetry, not just at the end of the line

contrast between what happens and what was expected

contrast between what is said and what is meant

this type of ad connects an idea with a person or celebrity

These characters have complex personalities

this type of character does not change throughout the story

Often referred to as the "main character" in a story

These characters usually have only one personality trait

This type of characterization tells the audience what the personality of a character is like

well known people (stars, athletes, etc.) claim to use a product and encourage others as well

This type of character represents an obstacle for the story's central figure

a figure of speech that says one thing "is" another

an expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meaning of the phrase

the stereotypical characters; examples include "jocks"

repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words

process by which author reveals the personality of a character

repetition of internal or ending consonant sounds of words close together