Class Terms from Rants

Allusion (Pandas, Scientists, Relapse, Teen)

a reference to another literary work, or a person, place, event, or object from history, literature, or mythology, esp. as an artistic device.

Anecdote (Scientists, Relapse, teen, snow)

A short but real story

Appeal to authority (Pandas)

Appeal to authority where it is argued that a statement is correct because the statement is made by an authority figure

Hyperbole (Pandas, Snow)

an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally

Irony (Pandas, Scientists, Relapse)

Expressing one’s self, by means of language that normally means the opposite.

Repetition (Teen)

the act of repeating

Rhetorical questioning (Relapse, Snow)

a question asked to produce an effect  and not to  get an answer.

Sarcasm (Pandas, Scientists)

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

Simile (Scientists, Teen)

comparison using like or as

Slang (Snow)

Very informal usage in vocabulary.

Tone (Pandas, Relapse, Teen, Snow)

The way the speaker's voice sounds or the author's attitude towards subject.

Sentence Types

Declarative Sentences (Pandas)

a sentence that makes a declaration

Exclamatory Sentences (Relapse, Teen, Snow)

Any sentence expressing sudden emotion

Imperative Sentences (Scientists, Teen, Snow)

A type of sentence that tells people something that is absolutely necessary or required.

Interrogative Sentences (Scientists, Relapse, Teen, Snow)

A type of sentence that asks a question.

Sentence Fragment (Pandas, Scientists, Relapse)

A section, or piece of a sentence that can be used as an example or to drive a point.