Abcte ela - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ABCTE - ELA - Fallacies Appeal to Authority - correct answer Relies on an important source to provide evidence in an area outside his/her expertise. Appeal to Authority - correct answer (ex.) "Laws against marijuana are plain silly. Why, Bill Clinton admitted to smoking pot." Red Herring - correct answer Presents a misleading argument in order to distract attention from the real point being argued. Red Herring - correct answer (ex.) "Abortion should be legal. Look at those mean ...

ABCTE - ELA - Rhyme SchemeABAB - correct answer (Alternate Rhyme) Rhyme scheme that has interlocking rhymes where line 1 rhymes with line 3 and line 2 rhymes with line 4. This type is often found in the Shakespearean sonnet. ABAB - correct answer (ex.) "Sonnet 71" by William Shakespeare O, if I say, you look upon this verse, When I, perhaps, compounded am with clay, Do not so much as my poor name rehearse, But let your love even with my life decay... AABB - correct answer This ...

ABCTE ELA TEST PREP 63 Questions with Verified Answers DECONSTRUCTION - CORRECT ANSWER METHOD OF ANALYSIS THAT EXPLORES THE UNDERLYING CONTRADICTIONS WITHIN A WORK DRAMATIS PERSONAE - CORRECT ANSWER THE CHARACTERS OR ACTORS IN A PLAY FALSE DIVISION - CORRECT ANSWER NARROWING THE SCOPE OF THE ARGUMENT BY NOT ALLOWING THE POSSIBLITY OF OTHER OPTIONS HAMARTIA - CORRECT ANSWER TRAGIC FLAW APOSTROPHE - CORRECT ANSWER A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH A WRITER DIERECTLY ADDRESSES AN INANIMATE...

ABCTE - ELA - Literary Devices Verbal Irony - correct answer When someone says the opposite of what they really mean/feel or when the words expressed are contrary to truth. This is often used with a sarcastic "tone." Verbal Irony - correct answer (ex.) Saying "Oh, fantastic!" when the situation is actually very poor Irony - correct answer Used to emphasize a point this literary device understates facts, denies the contrary of the truth, or states the opposite of the truth. Often ca...

ABCTE - ELA - FallaciesAppeal to Authority - correct answer Relies on an important source to provide evidence in an area outside his/her expertise. Appeal to Authority - correct answer (ex.) "Laws against marijuana are plain silly. Why, Bill Clinton admitted to smoking pot." Red Herring - correct answer Presents a misleading argument in order to distract attention from the real point being argued. Red Herring - correct answer (ex.) "Abortion should be legal. Look at those mean pr...

ABCTE - ELA - Rhyme SchemeABAB - correct answer (Alternate Rhyme) Rhyme scheme that has interlocking rhymes where line 1 rhymes with line 3 and line 2 rhymes with line 4. This type is often found in the Shakespearean sonnet. ABAB - correct answer (ex.) "Sonnet 71" by William Shakespeare O, if I say, you look upon this verse, When I, perhaps, compounded am with clay, Do not so much as my poor name rehearse, But let your love even with my life decay... AABB - correct answer This ...

Paragraph A group of connected sentences covering one main topic in a work of prose (such as novels) Stanza A group of verses covering one main topic in a work of poetry Couplets two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. Dialogue Conversation between characters, typically in a play Monologue or Soliloquy Large sections of dialogue spoken by one character or actor Aside (n) a line spoken by a character that other characters on stage cannot hear. ...