English 2 Unit 5

adverb clause

A group of words that includes a subject and a verb and functions as an adverb.

relative clause

A clause that modifies a noun or pronoun and typically begins with a relative pronoun like who, which, or that.

adverbial clause example

When the girl finally woke up, she was hot and thirsty.

consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds in nearby non-rhyming words.

internal rhyme

Rhyming within a single line of poetry.

alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.

assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby non-rhyming words.

quatrain

A four-line stanza.

charged language

Words intended to provoke an emotional response.

claim

An idea, opinion, or assertion presented in an argument.

ethos

A mode of persuasion based on the credibility and trustworthiness of the author.

pathos

A mode of persuasion that appeals to an audience's emotions.

logos

A mode of persuasion that appeals to an audience's sense of reason and logic.

rhetorical device

A technique that a writer or speaker uses to make a point.

critical listening

Examining and evaluating content while listening.

seminal work

A work that is the basis for important ideas and that influences later works.

repetition

The same word or phrase used several times within a poem.

figurative language

Language that uses figures of speech to convey meaning.

personification

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

couplet

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.