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figurative language
elements of a short story
Vocabulary
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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
100

Giving a nonhuman human characteristics

What is personification?

100

where and when an event takes place in a short story

What is setting

100

It is what the passage or paragraph is about.

What is the main idea?

100

a struggle between a person or an outside force

What is external conflict

100


"Studies have shown that chimpanzees raised by humans develop significantly poorer social skills than chimpanzees raised in the wild. Based on this evidence, we believe it is in the zoo’s best interest to maintain a large population of adult chimpanzees.

Logos

200

a direct comparison of two different things

What is metaphor

200

the most intense or exciting high point of a short story

What is climax

200

The reason why an author writes.

What is Author's Purpose?

200

a sign or warning of whats going to happen next

What is foreshadowing

200

"9 out of 10 dentists agree that ToothWhite is America’s most effective toothpaste against teeth goblins. Buy ToothWhite today!"

Ethos

300
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
300

the main events of a short story

What is plot

300

When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.

What is context clues?

300

visually descriptive or figurative language

What is imagery

300

"The Purple Team wants to destroy your way of life by supporting things you disagree with and being nice to people you don’t like! Are we going to let them? I say, no way! Vote Orange Team: The team that hates Purple!"

Logos

400
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
What is onomatopoeia
400

the lesson or moral of a story

What is theme

400

The feeling the author wants the reader to get.

What is mood?

400

Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.

What is inference?

400

"Our beloved family dog, Luna, died from an infected wound caused by broken bottles along the road. The city’s litter problem needs to be addressed so no one else feels the pain we did when Luna died."

Pathos

500
the repeated use of the same constant at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
500

the perspective from which the story's told

What is point of view

500

The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.

What is tone?

500

a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________

What is analogy

500

Cable ratings have dropped 30 percent year over year in the past decade while streaming services have seen a 200 percent increase in adoption rates over the past two years. Clearly, cable television is becoming a thing of the past.

Whtat type of persusaian is this? Ethos, Pathos, Logos?

Logos