First quiz ms b english honors 9

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Hyperbole

Exaggeration used for dramatic or comedic effect

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metaphor

figure of speech stating two things are similar

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Logos

Persuasive appeal to logic

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Pathos

persuasive appeal to emotion

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ethos

persuasive appeal to ethics/beliefs

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conflict

Most of the action or suspense, centers around main character / makes the story interesting and drives plot

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understatement

writer deliberately makes a situation seem less important than it is.

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simile

describes something by comparing it to something else using like or as

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anaphora

repetition of word(s) at the beginning of phrases/lines (creates an audible effect)

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Allusion

figure of speech that makes a reference to people, places, events, or literary works directly or implying (indirectly). ***it is up to YOU to make the connection.

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Symbolism

an object that represents an intagible idea / a different idea (previously agreed upon meaning)

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Rhetorical question

used to make a point - it conveys a meaning that doesn't need an answer. used to start a discussion or think deeply about a subject

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alliteration

same sound/letter in the beginning of each line

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onomatopoeia

word sounds like what it describes

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paradox

contradictory statement - expresses a possible truth

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Example of hyperbole

My backpack weighs a ton / the clock took an eternity to move

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example of metaphor

her hair was silk / the chromebook was a snail at tasks

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example of personification

the whistling wind / the sun dancing in the sky

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example of logos

"He couldn't have been at the crime scene; he was at school."

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example of pathos

"He lost a good piece of ice cream that he could've eaten 😔"

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example of ethos

knock on woood

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example of conflict

joker wants to destroy gotham city

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example of simile

the class was as dead as a cemetery

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example of anaphora

I like ice cream. i like chipotle. i like sleep.

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example of allusion

"he is such a romeo" / "he was scrooge when it came to money"

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example of symbolism

heart = love / red bandana = courage (or wtv else)

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example of rhetorical question

"Can't you do anything right?" / "is the grass green?"

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example of alliteration

she sells sea shells by the sea shore

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example of onomatopoeia

boom, pow, pop, zing, zip, zap

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example of paradox

"kill with kindness" / "less is more"