Tone Vocabulary
Candid
Blunt
Rationale
Reason
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
A personal or hypothetical story.
Anecdote
How much time should you spend on each MC passage/set of questions?
15 minutes
Reverent
Respectful
Reiterate
Emphasize; repeat
Grammatically similar structure of phrases or clauses. "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty."
Parallel Structure
A question not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired, and usually just a yes or no. It is used for effect, emphasis, or provocation, or for drawing a conclusionary statement from the facts at hand.
Rhetorical Question
How should you annotate synthesis sources?
Short sentences or phrases. Indicate which side of the argument the author is one. Identify whether or not this source agrees or disagrees with your stance.
Sobering
Serious, meaningful
Evoke
Bring out
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
Describe the three part process for rhetorical analysis
WHAT is the author doing?
HOW is the author doing it? (devices)
WHY does the author do it? (audience impact)
Dogmatic
Judgmental
Elucidate
Clarify
the use of coordinating conjunctions close together, and more than needed, for stylistic effect. "Mrs. Hurt and her sister allowed it to be so- but still they admired her and liked her and pronounced her to be a sweet girl and one whom they would not object to know more of."
Polysyndeton
Comparing two things without using like or as.
Metaphor
Establish a clear position
Lead paragraphs with assertions, not evidence
Make the bulk of their paragraphs commentary (SO what?)
Lament
Cry, bemoan, regret
Enigmatic
Ambiguous, unclear
the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. "The breath coming out the nostrils was so faint it stirred only the farthest fringes of life, a small leaf, a black feather, a single fibre of hair."
Asyndeton
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
Identify 5 of the 7 $SEEITT implications convincing arguments address in their commentary.
$ - Economic
Safety
Ethical
Environmental
International
Technological
Time