Rhetorical Appeals
Poetic Devices
Text Structures/Text Features
Connotation or Denotation?
Figurative Language
100
Double Jeopardy!!!
It’s a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it ‘self-evident.’ Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"
What is Logos?
100
Description evoking the use of the five senses.
What is imagery?
100
Signal words - So, because, thus, since, therefore, if/then, this led to, as a result, a reason why, may be due to, consequently, for this reason.
What is cause and effect?
100
Identify which word has a more negative connotation.
Cluttered Messy
A.) Cluttered
B.) Messy
What is B.) Messy?
100
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
What is hyperbole?
200
Your parent tells you that they were once a teenager, so they know what it's like to be dealing with the issues you're having.
What is Ethos?
200
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is Alliteration?
200
Feature that helps us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map?
200
Define the word denotation.
A. The dictionary meaning of a word.
B. The origin of a word.
C. The emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word.
D. The way to pronounce a word.
What is A. The dictionary meaning of a word.
200
Crocodiles' teeth are white daggers, so be careful.
What is a Metaphor?
300
Which element appeals to visual images or words that inspire you to empathize or have compassion towards the idea/topic.
What is Pathos?
300
The prevailing feeling or atmosphere of a poem.
What is mood?
300
To surprise her mother on her birthday, Carla got up early and made coffee. First, she filled the pot with water. Then she cleaned and replaced the filter. Next, she got fresh coffee, measured just the right amount, and poured it into the filter. Finally, she pressed the "on" button and within seconds, the aroma of the fresh-brewed coffee filled the house. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is...
What is sequence?
300
The connotative meaning of SALTY.
What is feeling upset/angry?
300
The camera loves me.
What is personification?
400
What is Logos?
400
Brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.
What is Allusion?
400
Bornil lost his science book. He knew he would be in big trouble if he was unable to study for the final. What should he do? He thought for a few worried moments, and then decided to retrace his steps. He remembered putting the book in his backpack that morning. He had taken it out at school when his friend Britney asked to look something up. Now he remembered - Britney still had his book! The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .
What is problem and solution?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
Nelson lowered the SHADES from his eyes and glared at Juan, obviously throwing SHADE from when he "stole" his girlfriend last year.
What is both connotative and denotative?
400
Double Jeopardy!!!
An expression that holds a different meaning to its literal meaning.
What is idiom?
500
Where would we be without this tradition? Ever since our forefathers landed at Plymouth Rock, we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving without fail, making more than cherished recipes. We’ve made memories."
What is Pathos?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
An object, person, or place used to represent something else.
What is symbol?
500
The author explains how two or more things are alike and how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
500
Arly looked at the ground and saw a SNAKE, so he jumped up in fright.
What is denotative?
500
The steaks sizzled on the grill.
What is onomatopoeia?