ELA exam

What is freytags pyramid

1. exposition
2. inciting incident
3. rising action
4. climax
5. falling action
6. resolution

Stanza

A group of lines in a poem

Couplet

Two lines of verse in a row that rhyme

Rhyme scheme

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

blank verse

verse without rhyme

simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. It creates a comparison between two unlike things

Imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language

Personification

giving non-human things human characteristics

Theme

Central idea of a work of literature

Mood/Tone

The feeling the author wants you to get from the story.

Symbolism

A person

Rising action

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

Conflict

A struggle between opposing forces

Man vs. Man

conflict of one person against another

Foreshawdoing

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

Plot

Sequence of events in a story

Exposition

The beginning of a story

Point of view

the view from which the story is told

Man vs Self

where the character's main problems exist within him or her self

What is ethos

an appeal to authority and credibility

Give an example of a phrase using ethos

You should definitely get help with your debt

What are the elements of ethos

character

What is pathos

an appeal to the emotions of an audience

What are the elements of pathos

emotional appeal

Give an example of a phrase using pathos

If you don't purchase this life insurance

What is logos

an appeal to logic and reason

What are the elemets of logos

Focusing on the argument itself

Give an example of a pharse using logos

That is not my wallet. My wallet has a tear in it. Therefore