English II Final

Anecdote

Short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Antithesis

Person or thing that is direct opposite of something or someone else

Analogy

Comparison between two things, typically for purpose of explanation

Purpose

Reason for which something is done or created

Snapshots

Repetition of a word at the beginning of a successive clause

Call to Action

Stimulus to do something in order to achieve an aim or deal with a problem

Cliche

Expression or trope that has lost impact due to excessive use

Counter argument

Statement that directly opposes or contradicts a main argumen

Logos

Appeal to logic and reason; uses facts, stats, or logical argument to persuade

Pathos

An appeal to audiences emotions in order to persuade

Ethos

The trustworthiness and credibility of a speaker or writer

Parallelism

Use of similar grammatical structures/patterns in a sentence to highlight ideas

Thesis statement

Concise declaration of the main point/argument of a piece

Theme

Main idea or message it a story

Simile

Figure of speech using like or as to compare

Metaphor

Comparison not using like or as

Tone

Attitude or feelings conveyed by a piece of writing

Alliteration

The repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words

“Wild and wooly”

Repetition

Use of same words, sounds, or phrases multiple times within a piece

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds across words within the lines of a literary piece

Commas in a series

I like pancakes, bacon, and grits

Compound sentence

My dogs are cute, so it’s hard to stay mad at them

Complex sentence

Because I like pie, I eat it often

Appositive Phrase

My dogs, a white lab and a black lab, are named mike and sully

Mild Interjection

Well, I guess so

I, um, don’t know

Adjective Clause

Taylor Swift, who is dating Travis Kelce, is very rich

Characteristics of Tragic Hero

1. Faces death with honor

2. Has a flaw; often Hubris

3. Born into nobility

4. Often ignores laws or divine warnings

5. Destined to fail/ make serious error of judgment

6. Realizes they have made an irreversible mistake