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☆☆☆☆☆A persuasive technique that uses the words of experts or famous people.
Saying something is good or that you use it and are happy.
bandwagon
emotional appeal
testimonial
emotional appeal
emotional appeal
testimonial
bandwagon
testimonial
emotional appeal
bandwagon
testimonial
bandwagon
bandwagon
emotional appeal
a famous movie actor driving a certain kind of car
an encyclopedia article
ludicrous
integrity
Anaylsis
connecting words with other words
truncate
to aid the memory
a way of describing that uses figures of speech and imagination. examples are Similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and allusions.
Objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.
A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present. a example ... Oh, moon! Your light is so bright!
A statement that seems impossible but could be true or possible.Example: "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." (C. S. Lewis)or"War is peace." "Freedom is slavery." "Ignorance is strength." (George Orwell, 1984)
Words or phrases that appeal to the senses (mostly sight, but also sound, touch, smell, and taste).Example: The rain softly thudded on the dark windows as a fire crackled in the warm room.
The lines grouped together in a poem. A stanza is to a poem what a paragraph is to text.
touch _ taste _ smell _ hear _ sight
To form a mental image.
what can you see what can you hear what can you smellwhat can you feelwhat can you taste
personification
imagery
The branches of the tree cradled the hammock like a mother's arms around a baby is an example of a simile.
apostrophe
personification
deconstruction
Two or more words or syllables having a similar or identical sound.Example: hat and bat, deeper and sleeper
When a line continues to the next with no punctuation
The use of the same sound at the beginning of each word in a line or a sentence.
A persuasive advertising technique that appeals to people's tendency to want to be superior to other people and to have the best of everything.
A persuasive advertising technique that appeals to people's tendency to like and trust people who they think are "just like me," a "plain folk," or an "ordinary Jane/Joe."
advertising techniques
plain folks
snob appeal
persuade
( if you are just like me ) , ( were just like you ) , picture of a normal house , picture of an average person
( when only the best will do...... ) , picture of a expensive car , picture of a very large house
Words used to describe different elements and devices used in literature.
The parts, or the structure, that makes up a story.
Techniques used by writers to tell and improve a story.Example: Imagery is an example of a literary device.
The person or character who tells a story to the reader.Example: The narrator in the movie March of the Penguins is the famous actor Morgan Freeman.
a story that is written in the first person are the use of I, we, us, and other first-person pronouns.
A story's point of view when the narrator is outside the story looking in.
A story's point of view when the narrator tells only what one character thinks and feels.
A story's point of view when the narrator can know what all of the characters are thinking.
the main idea of a story.
A style of a language used in a particular region.Example: Some writers use dialect to show readers how people talk in a certain area of a country. For example, Irish writer Frank McCourt uses an Irish dialect in his novels that take place in Ireland.
People, things, or events that are real.
The way the culture and the time in which the author writes influence the story
tone
the turning point of the story
when the loose ends of the story are wrapped up
is outside the story looking in
How time, place, culture, race, nationality, gender, etc., can influence a writer.
A movement that fought to allow women the right to vote.
what you think the story means.
The time period during which the author lived
Fear
The story was written during the Victorian era.
haunted
The mood of a particular situation or setting.Example: I love the ambiance of a tropical beach. I like the sound of the waves, the smell of the ocean, and the feeling of the sun on my face.
Knowing right from wrong; responsible.Example: Even though it can be difficult, it's important to be judicious.
Someone that knows everything about something, especially in matters of taste or the arts.Example: My uncle is a connoisseur of Japanese tea. He knows everything about tea leaves, the temperature of water, and what kind of cup each kind of tea should be served in!
Not happy, angry. To have a negative view of the world.Example: The old man became morose after living alone for thirty years because his wife died.
Without hope. Not worth trying.Example: The old house had too many holes in the roof. Whenever it rained, it was futile to try and stop the rain from coming in.
To take back an opinion or story, especially one that is negative.Example: I thought I wasn't going to like jazz music at all. I prefer rock music. But, I recanted everything I said about jazz music after I listed to Miles Davis!
