Rhetorical Terms
What is the term for a formal discussion on a topic?
debate
what is a simile
a comparison using like or as
What is a thesis statement
The main idea of your essay
What is the predicate of the following sentence:
Many left-handed Americans playing hockey find themselves at an advantage.
find themselves at an advantage.
The Knicks won.
won.
what is the term for the art of persuasion?
rhetoric
What literary device is this? The teacher was a deep lake, with thoughts lurking below the surface but a calm and undisturbed surface.
metaphor
What are two things an introduction paragraph should include?
Answers will vary. Could include:
hook, thesis statement, overview of the book being discussed, title and author of the book being discussed, any other background info.
What is the subject of the following sentence:
Hostilities between the two countries have reignited.Hostilities between the two countries
Victor Wembanyama is as tall as the basketball net.
simile
a family of three kids are playing baseball inside their house, and the oldest one throws the ball through the window, breaking it. They know they are in big trouble but they decide to have the youngest do the talking, saying that if she just cries a lot, they won't get in a lot of trouble. What rhetorical appeal are they using here?
pathos
What is the climax of the Adventure of the Speckled Band
When the snake attacks Holmes.
What is a good sentence starter for beginning your analysis after a quotation?
This reveals that
This is significant becauseWhat kind of verb in the following sentence:
Victor Wembanyama plays great basketball.
action verb
What literary device in this sentence:
Jalen Brunson is an absolute beast.
metaphor
If I provide facts about the risks of heart disease linked to smoking, what kind of rhetorical appeal am I using?
logos
What is the setting of Holmes' final stand with Moriarty?
Reichenbach Falls, in the Alps, in Switzerland
Traditionally, context for the quotation usually includes what information?
Who said the quotation, what was the situation
What kind of verb in the following sentence: The Knicks are formidable this year.
linking
Find the verb in this sentence:
The Spurs had an enormous lead in the first half.
had
What is the correct term for an appeal to personal credibility?
ethos
What are three elements of The Hero's Journey?
Give an example of a signal phrase
write a sentence with an appositive phrase.
answers will vary
What is the subject in this sentence:
No one left the stadium until the final buzzer.
No one.