English Unit 2 TEST Flashcards
what is a descriptive essay
A descriptive essay describes a person, place or event
what is a narrative essay
An essay that includes a story about a personal experience told from the author’s perspective, written in first person
what is a definition essay
Definition essay focuses on one word or an abstract concept: essay on love.
what is a compare/contrast essay
Compare/contrast essay, it discuss similarities & differences between two things, people, or places
what is a cause/effect essay
explains the cause and effect of something using facts, stats, expert testimonies
what is a process essay
to describe how something is done- step by step instructions on how to do something
what is a critical essay
to analyze the strengths, weaknesses or methods of someone else’s work
what is a argumentative essay
uses pure logic to convince and persuade you to believe something and to take action.
Types of support in sentence, what are Facts
Facts are useful in supporting an argument
Types of support in sentence, what are statistic’s
-know a sentence has stats because of the numerical clues
-statistics add meaning to a sentence by providing facts
Types of support in sentence, Quotations
Recognize a sentence with quotation if their quoting something in the sentence
Types of support in sentence, Expert testimony
An expert of some sort shares their opinion on a topic
Types of support in sentence, Examples
Examples do not prove a point but they suggest reasons why a point is valid.
Types of support in sentence, Compare and contras
Comparing things in a sentence, for example; Working on an essay is like preparing for the Olympics
Types of support in sentence, Personal experience
provides a real-life situation with which the reader can identify. using personal experiences.
Types of support in sentence, Ideas, opinions, theories
A powerful persuasive tool, Based on pure values and morals
what is pathos
a way of convincing the audience of an argument by using an emotional response (emotions)
what is logos
Logos is an appeal to logic and is a way of persuading the audience/ reader by using reason.
what is ethos
convincing someone of something or using credible people . Examples: Convincing someone to get vaccinated Convincing someone to do their homework.
Rhetorical Devices, Alliteration
draws attention to a string of words through repetition (r, r, r)
Rhetorical Devices, Allusion
Referencing an old period or event. Example: remember in second grade when I peed my pants in class
Rhetorical Devices, Balanced structure
where both halves of the sentence are equal in structure (may contain semicolons)
Rhetorical Devices, Metaphor
compares two things without the use of like or as
Rhetorical Devices, Exaggeration (hyperbole)
emphasizes a fact. Example: “You could have knocked me over with a feather.”
Rhetorical Devices, Irony
Contrast between what is said and what is meant or between expectations and reality- A large dog named tiny.
Rhetorical Devices, image/imagery
Using descriptive language to paint a picture
Rhetorical Devices, Oxymoron
opposite words that are placed next to each other to create new meaning. Example: Jumbo Shrimp.
Rhetorical Devices, Parallel structure
The structure is similer throughout the sentence. (more then 2 similarities)
Rhetorical Devices, Personification
gives human qualities to an inanimate object
Rhetorical Devices, Repetition
is used for emphasis and rhythm.
Rhetorical Devices, rhetorical question
is a question whose answer is already known or is implied
Rhetorical Devices, Sentence fragment
An incomplete sentence
Rhetorical Devices, Simile
points out a similarity between two unlike things using like or as.
