The Crucible
This character said "Your excellency, I only said she were readin' books, sir, and they take her out of my house for" (Miller 86).
Who is Giles Corey?
"Brookie's tires squealed as she started the race" includes this figurative language device
What is onomatopoeia?
4 out of 5 dentists prefer using Crest toothpaste, but the use of statistics and facts to make a point is using this part of the rhetorical triangle.
What is logos?
"Because I am going to the gym I should probably grab a water to stay hydrated."
After this word should have a comma...
What is gym?
In the following sentence, identify the adjective.
"If they want to buy my bright blue truck, they better be ready to hand me some serious coin."
What is blue?
"Your justice could freeze beer" (Miller 55) could be said about this character (told to, not said it).
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
"Mr. Frankland is a busy bee on days he goes from school to his other job" is an example of this device.
What is a metaphor?
"Global warming is destroying the polar bears' and penguins' homes! Look at these poor animals" and then showing a sad penguin would be using this part of the triangle.
What is pathos?
"This coffee is excellent I would like another!"
This piece of punctuation should go after the word excellent.
What is a semicolon or a period?
In the following sentence, identify the adverb.
"If they want to buy my bright blue truck, they better be ready to hand me some serious coin."
What is bright?
This guy was just the worst parent in the entire play given what his daughter and niece were up to.
Who is Reverend Parris?
"Chalmer has crashed a million of Mr. Young's cars" is an example of this literary device...
What is hyperbole?
From an ethos perspective, if I want to win political office someday, I better make myself out to be this... (pick 2 words that fit)
Answers may vary, but include credible, likeable, believable, and trustworthy.
Chels told Mr. Noel "So you can't suplex someone during a wrestling match. Apparently it's illegal unless you hit the ground first."
This sentence is missing a comma. It goes after this word.
What is Noel?
...Noel, "So you...
These are the 7 most common conjunctions...we sometimes use an acronym to remember them.
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
"Do you wish me to declare the court in full session here? Or will you give me good reply" (Miller 97) was said by this very grumpy looking character.
Who is Judge Danforth?
Example of this device include a fire hydrant on fire (situational), sarcasm (verbal), and knowing what is going to happen to a character before they do in a horror movie (dramatic).
What is irony?
The goal of the rhetorical triangle is to make you better at this...
What is persuading?
write the 4 words in this sentence where a comma should be after them...
"Jimmy who is a huge anime fan just started watching Cowboy Bebop Death Note and Dragon Ball."
What are Jimmy, fan, Bebop, and Note?
In this sentence, this word is the interjection.
What is WOW?
Everyone remembers Betty Parris, but I was pretending to be sleeping at the beginning of Act 1 too, and my testimony also gets people hung.
Who is Ruth Putnam?
Write a sentence in which you personify a vehicle.
Answers will vary, and Mr. Noel and Mr. Frankland will judge if it works.
In the 2000s, NBA star Stephon Marbury released a $20 pair of basketball shoes and wore them while playing for the Knicks. Marbury said that people without a lot of money like he was as a kid still deserved to have a good pair of shoes for the court and he'd wear them to prove how good they were.
Explain how all 3 types of the rhetorical triangle could be said to be used here...
Logos: cheap shoe but works
Ethos: Marbury is a NBA star, so his word on basketball shoes is good
Pathos: saying he made these shoes so people like him had a chance to ball could hit the feels
Write out today's date in a sentence using the day of the week, the day of the month, the year, and the proper comma usage.
Answers may vary, but it must include all of the following...
"Tuesday, January 11th, 2022"
"I found my airpods under my bed."
This sentence has a preposition in the form of this word.
What is under?