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What is ethos
an appeal to ethics
what are examples of figurative language
similes, metaphors, and personifications
what is the effect of charged words
they create strong emotional responses
what does an individualistic society believe
individuals are supposed to be the most important and self reliant and pursue personal success
how does whitman's poems reflect American individualism
freedom, self expression, uniqueness of the individual
what is logos
an appeal to logic and logical thinking
what effect does repetition have
what are the components of the peel paragraph
point
evidence
explanation
link
what does collective society believe in
group needs are more important than selfish desires
what is the difference between conformity and non-conformity
conformity is doing what society expects you do to, non-conformity is rejecting them
What is pathos
an emotional appeal that the author uses
what is the effect of juxtaposition/contrast
it highlights differences or contradictions between ideas
the difference between rhetorical analysis and literary analysis
literary focuses on the characters and themes
what does of mice and men show us about individualism
critiques the idea of individuals by showing the struggles of isolated people
how does transcendentalism relate to American individuals
self reliance and personal conscience
what are rhetorical devices
a writing technique used to persuade or influence writing
what is the purpose of comparison
to explore similarities between ideas
what are some things to annotate when reading a text
important passages, key figures, key themes, figurative language and unfamiliar words
what is an example of foreshadowing
lenny's love for petting soft things
what are values of transcendentalism
self reliance, and non-conformity, nature
what is an allusion
a reference to another form of art
what is the purpose of including of a counter argument and a rebuttal
to strengthen the original argument by acknowledging opposing views
what do first person narratives of enslaved people tell us about the declaration of independence's ideas of freedom
they highlight hypocrisy of the declaration, because people still own slaves
what is free-verse poetry
poetry that does not have a constant flow or meter or rhyme scheme
what was the civil rights movement
a social movement about racial equality.