Literary Elements
an implied comparison between two unlike things
What is metaphor?
A genre that depicts everyday life
What is realistic fiction?
The protagonist
Who is Pecola?
Focuses on clarifying a definition for a controversial term or concept
What is a definitional argument?
The correct # of Wheat Thins
What is 16?
a device that highlights the similarities between two things using comparison words such as "like" or "as,"
What is similie?
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.
What is satire?
The narrator
Who is Claudia?
You make your case by telling a story with a clear point related to your argument.
What is a narrative argument?
The year the Drake v. Kendrick feud started
What is 2010?
the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel
What is tone?
A genre is known for a tyrannical male.
What is the Gothic genre?
Who is Shirley Temple?
The below is an example of what kind of argument:
Problem: Charters take public school $ without upholding the same educational standards as public schools.
Solution: Create a policy amending the 1994 Charter School Act to ensure that all teachers in charter schools are certified.
What is a proposal argument?
Draw and describe the rhetorical triangle
You<-->Message<-->Audience<-->
when the chronology of a book is not in a straight temporal line
What is alinear structure?
A genre that includes many subgenres, such as Afrofuturism and fantasy
What is speculative fiction?
the opening natural symbol
What are marigolds?
The below is an example of what kind of argument:
Drugs in the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) system are presented to the user without sufficient space between the different doses on the screen, increasing the likelihood that the wrong dose could be selected, which led to the patient being overdosed.
What is a causal argument?
Name and define the 3 major rhetorical tools
What is pathos, a device that appeals to someone's emotions?
What is ethos, a device that appeals to an audience by establishing credibility?
What is logos, a device that appeals to someone's logic or reason?
expressing one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
What is irony?
The two types of satire
What are Horatian satire and Jevenalian satire?
Describe the protagonist's mental state and eyes at the end of the book
Pecola loses her mind, believing that she has blue eyes, and begins to talk to herself, flapping her arms up and down the street before she and her mother move to the edge of town
Create a sound argument, including a (clear/specific/arguable) claim and 3 reasons in response to the below topic:
"school uniforms"
Answers may vary (up to Ms. De Dona/class)
The author of "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Who is Charlotte Perkins Stetson?