Vocabulary
What is the definition of the word "postnuptial"?
After marriage
What do prepositional phrases begin with?
Prepositions: at, in, before, after, with, toward, at, etc.
What is the syllabic composition of a haiku?
5,7,5
Name a characteristic of a humorous argument
Uses contradicting stereotypes, walks the line from acceptable and offensive, background knowledge, layered humor
Who is the artist who teaches Asher in My Name is Asher Lev?
Jacob Kahn
What is the meaning of the prefix "counter"?
contrary; opposite
In the sentence as follows what type of phrase is used to describe the subject?
“The spy, following his target, crept down a dark alley.”
A participle phrase
What type of poetry uses 4 line stanzas with subtle shifts from line to line to fill the poem with an echo effect?
Pantoum
What type of poetry uses 4 line stanzas with subtle shifts from line to line to fill the poem with an echo effect?
Pantoum
Who did Asher paint in the crucifixion that caused so much controversy?
His mother (Rivkeh Lev)
Define Retrograde
moving backwards
Pragmatics deals with _______.
Context
What is the syllabic structure of a limerick?
1st, 2nd, and 5th line have 7-10 syllables, 3rd and 4th lines have 5-7 syllables
What argument form uses a barrage of information to get information out about a topic the speaker is passionate about?
Toulmin form
What does Janie’s hair symbolize in Their Eyes Were Watching God?
It symbolizes her power, strength, individuality, and freedom. Other answers could include it symbolizes as straightness or a symbol of whiteness.
Define circumfluous
surrounded by water
What is the purpose of an adverb clause?
Adverb clauses usually tell how, why, when, or under what condition something was done. They are sentence parts that tell more about the rest of the sentence in which they appear.
What is the “cutting word,” or word that signals a shift of tone or thought, in a Haiku called?
Kireji
What paragraph of a Rogerian argument contains the thesis?
The third Paragraph
Question: How many levels of critical thinking are there?
Three
What does postdiluvian mean?
After the biblical food
Throwback, what is the literary-rhetorical device that organizes speech in an "ABBA" pattern?
Chiasmus
What is the rhyme scheme for Terza Rima?
ABA BCB CDC
What is the goal of a Rogerian argument?
To compromise, you don't have to win
Name four of the eight elements of thought
Point of view, Implications and Consequences, Assumptions, Concepts, Interpretation and Inference, Information, Question at Issue, Purpose