English 1
What part of speech comes between two commas after a noun?
Appositive
Identify the three rhetorical strategies
Ethos, logos, pathos
Identify three rhetorical devices
Ex. Alliteration, metaphor, parallel structure, simile, ect
What is the name of the book where the king gave his power to his three daughters?
King Lear (by William Shakespeare)
What type of clause begins with words like “although,” “because,” or “when”?
Subordinate Clause / Dependent Clause
What rhetorical strategy is being used when a speaker lists facts and statistics to support a claim?
Logos
What does an author's exigence mean?
Exigence refers to the reason or motivation that prompts an author to write. It’s the situation or issue that inspires the argument or message.
What is the term for the central idea or underlying message of a work of literature?
Theme
Which word in the following sentence is a preposition?
"The cat slept under the warm blanket."
Under
What is the author's purpose in this statement?
"Our school should adopt a later start time because research proves teenagers function better with more sleep."
To persuade
What rhetorical device is used when two opposite ideas are placed side by side to highlight contrast?
Juxtaposition
What is the term for the introduction of a conflict or issue in a literary work, typically found in the beginning of the story?
Exposition (The exposition introduces background info—characters, setting, etc.—but the conflict usually starts with the inciting incident.)
What is the function of a conjunction in a sentence?
It joins words, phrases, or clauses
Which term refers to a short, personal story used to illustrate a point or connect with the audience?
Anecdote
What does “diction” refer to in rhetorical analysis?
The author’s word choice
What is the term for the type of irony in which a character's actions have an unintended or opposite effect from what they intended?
Situational Irony
Identify the subject of this sentence:
"Running through the park was her favorite activity."
"Running through the park"
What rhetorical device compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”?
Simile
Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence below?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
What does tone do for a passage in literature?
It determines the emotional atmosphere or attitude of the writer toward the subject.