Hamilton
Identify the rhetorical strategy in this quote:
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness/ We fought for these ideals we shouldn't settle for less/These are wise words enterprising men quote 'em/Don't act surprised you guys 'cause I wrote 'em"
Ethos
"We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal..."
This reference to "the Declaration of Independence" within Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments" is called what?
an allusion
When Patrick Henry asks "Do we want to wait until our enemies have bound us hand and foot?," how does he want readers to feel?
Outraged (by suggesting the colonists are treated like slaves)
"I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen Councillor or the KKK but the white moderate who is more devoted to order than justice..."
What tone is evident in MLK's passage?
calm but frustrated/critical
"If we assume the debts, the Union gets a new line of credit/A financial diuretic-- how do you not get it?"
Hamilton's "If/then" argument fits which rhetorical strategy?
Logos
What type of rhetorical APPEAL (consider the 3 possibilities) is it to use a recognized famous document?
ethos
"Give me Liberty of Give me Death!" is an example of which rhetorical strategy?
Loaded language (emotional appeal)
What reason does MLK give for black Americans' unwillingness to be patient anymore in "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
"Wait" almost always means "never"
"Essentially, they tax us relentlessly/Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree/ He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free/ So there will be a revolution in this century."
According to Hamilton, the financial reason for the Revolution is that______?
King George taxes the colonies heavily to pay for all of his wars abroad.
What is Mrs. Mallard's reaction to the death of her husband in the train accident?
She feels free (in charge of her own destiny for the first time)
The tension of the American Revolution was between what two groups of Americans?
Loyalists (in support of England) vs. Patriots (in support of free colonies)
In the graphic novel March, images of violence against peaceful protestors helped mobilize the general population of the US to support the Civil Rights movement. What type of appeal does this best represent?
pathos (horror at the violence used against innocent Americans trying to gain civil rights)
"But we'll never be truly free/ Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me/ You and I, do or die, wait till I sally in/ On a stallion with the first black batallion"
These lines say the Revolution was for WHOM?
slaves in the colonies
What does Desiree's tragic ending in "Desiree's Baby" say about her options in 19th century society?
She was very restricted (her options were dictated by her husband's favor or lack of favor)
Thomas Paine argues in "Common Sense" that the colonies should break away from England as well as do what?
form a democratic republic
"The Negro and the Constitution" explains several paradoxes (contradictions) in the "land of the free." Name one.
-segregated bussing for an essay prize winner, MLK
-restrictions from Marian Anderson singing in Washington by the Daughters of the American Revolution
-segregated hotels and restaurants for Marian Anderson, a famous singer
The argument, "'Alexander, please!' 'Burr, I'd rather be divisive than indecisive'" suggests that Hamilton strongly values which quality?
Decisiveness (knowing what someone stands for)
What rhetorical device is used in the final line of "The Story of an Hour"? Explain its use.
"When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease-- the joy that kills."
Situational irony (everyone expects that Mrs. Mallard will be overcome with joy that her husband is alive, but in fact, she is overcome with grief at the loss of her freedom).
The checks and balances are not working (the House of Lords and King team up against the House of Commons)
Why would MLK have written his letter for everyone to read rather than only the leaders he was criticizing?