What is Pathos

"Goaded, by the interference, into a rage more than demoniacal, I withdrew my arm from her grasp and buried the axe in her brain. She fell dead upon the spot, without a groan."

What is compound sentence

They filled in bubbles and they wrote essays.

What is euphemism?

This is also known as double speak. A transitionary example is: lame → crippled → handicapped → disabled → physically challenged → differently abled

Create a thematic statement in which you consider the lessons about isolation from The Scarlet Letter.

What is a claim?

This is an example of what? In our society we rely to heavily on products from the rain forest.

What is Pathos

"Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor, stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice."

What is polysndeton sentence.

The AP test consists of a multiple choice section, and a synethsis essay, and an analysis essay, and a free response essay.

What is paradox?

Back to the Future questions the ability to go back into time and alter your future. This has come to be called the Grandfather what?

Create a thematic statement about one of the messages put forth in Waiting for Superman.

What is an antagonist?

John is to Michelle as Lord Voldemort is to Harry Potter.

What is Ethos

"Indeed, even Steve Barr, the founder of Green Dot Public Schools lauded by "Waiting for Superman" as one of the leaders of the charter school movement, is vocally pro-union. In fact, all 17 of his charter schools are fully unionized, and the one in Bronx opened as a result of direct collaboration between Green Dot and the AFT."

What is paralell sentence.

They studied for the AP test, they drempt about the AP test, and they took the AP test and hoped they did well.

What is anaphora?

Simplicity, Simplicity, Simplicity! ~Henry David Thoreau

In The Black Cat, we read about a narrator who tried to justify himself by writing his story. Create a thematic statement in regards to this story.

What is foreshadow?

What literary device is this an example of? Huck Finn discovers a house floating down the river that holds a dead body, which Jim protects him from.

What is Logos

"It used to be that machines automated work, giving us more time to do other things, but now machines automate the production of attention-consuming information, which takes our time. For example, if one person sends the same e-mail message to ten people, then ten people (in theory) should give it their attention. And that's a low-end example."

What is loose sentence.

The students failed the test, leaving the teacher in shock and the students in even more shock than the teacher because they had believed they had well.

What is antithesis?

When two opposing ideas, beliefs, characterizations are used to emphasize a point. In literature, this might look like Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, Aslan and The White Witch, Theoden and Denethor.

We read "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," where Thoreau talks about the value of living life. Create a thematic statement about the message created by Thoreau.

What is a symbol?

What is the Scarlet Letter on Hester's chest an example of?

What is Ethos

God himself culminates in the present moment, and will never be more devine in the lapse of all the ages."

What is periodic sentence.

Through much studying, staying up late, and not so much rest, the AP students managed to all pass the test.

What is exemplum?

This is a moral anecdote, brief or extended, real or fictitious, used to illustrate a point. An example of this would be The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

We read Huck Finn and learned that Huck's practical personality helped them get out of tought predicaments, and Tom's adventurous views did not. Creating a thematic statement in regards to this.

What is satire.

Name the genre of Huck Finn and A Modest Proposal.