Rhetoric
Short Stories
Poetic Structure
Poetic Form
Biographies
100

Appeal to emotion

Appeal to logic

Appeal to ethics

pathos

logos

ethos

100

When someone says something that has a different meaning from what is actually stated

verbal irony

100

A stanza with three lines

tercet

100

Japanese poem form with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

Haiku

100

This type of source comes from first hand experience of the time period about which it speaks to. 

Primary

200

Questions asked to provoke thought rather than elicit an answer

Rhetorical question

200

With indirect characterization, the author shows character traits through: S. T. E. A. L

Define each letter in the acronym 

Speech (What the character says)

Thoughts (What the character thinks)

Effects on others (How others react to the character)

Actions (What the character does)

Looks (Physical description)

200

When a line of poetry continues onto the next line without punctuation

enjambment

200

Poem form that has 14 lines made up of 3 quatrains and 2 couplets. It has an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme

sonnet

200

.gov, .edu, .org urls would all be good indications that a sources was: 

scholarly

300

 Using industry-specific terms to establish credibility.

Jargon

300

A version of a language spoken by a specific group of people (geographically, socially, or occupationally), distinguished by its unique vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation

Dialect

300

A strong pause in a line of poetry

caesura 

300

What is the rhyme scheme of a terza rima? 

ABA BCB CDC...

300

Define each letter in the acronym: TEAC

Topic

Evidence

Analysis

Conclusion

400

What is this type of rhetorical fallacy? Misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to attack

Straw Man

400

When the audience knows something that the audience doesn’t, increasing tension

Dramatic irony

400

Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables on a line of poetry

foot
400

Name three distinct qualities of a Villanelle

Two refrains

ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA rhyme scheme

made up of 5 tercets and 1 quatrain

400

This type of writing reads like a story. Focuses on events in a chronological sequence. Uses descriptive language and dialogue.

Narrative

500

List and explain three logical fallacies

  • Ad hominem: Attacking a person instead of their argument

  • Straw man: Misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to attack

  • Slippery slope: Claiming one small action will lead to extreme consequences

  • False dilemma: Presenting only two choices when more exist

  • Hasty generalization: Making a broad claim based on limited evidence

500

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Satire

500

Find the stress pattern:

Tempting

water

Summer

/ U

/ U

/ U

500

An epic simile switches the _________ and the _________

tenor and the vehicle

500

This type of writing focuses on presenting facts and analysis. Less emphasis on storytelling techniques. May follow a thematic or analytical structure.

Expository

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