Arguments
If someone is evoking emotion, what type of appeal are you using?
What is pathos?
Metaphor.
Define it.
A comparison of two things.
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The definition of inference.
What is an educated guess based on implied information
This is the date that Mr. Williams was born.
What is September 9th.
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What rhetorical appeal is being used here?
What is logos?
Personification.
Define it.
What is giving human-like characteristics to an inanimate object?
What rhetorical device is being used here?
You are as bright as the sun.
What is simile?
In literature, what is the definition of explicit?
What is information that is directly stated in the text
This is the date that summer school ends.
What is July 27th
Suzie was crying underneath the tree because there was a worm in her apple.
What type of appeal is being used?
What is pathos?
Climax.
Define it.
The peak of a story where the conflict unfolds.
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
The definition of theme.
What is the lesson a story tells you.
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Gina and Peter are watching a movie with robots in it when Gina's phone rings. Peter starts to get mad and tells her to turn her stupid phone off. When they return their attention to the screen there are no more robots, just what appear to be cars and trucks. Infer what movie is being watched.
What is Transformers
A child is talking to you about math and trying to teach you.
What type of appeal is lacking here?
What is ethos?
Paradox.
Define it.
What is a contradicting statement?
Never gonna give you up.
Never gonna let you down.
Never gonna turn around and desert you.
What is anaphora?
True or false.
Theme and central idea are the same things.
False
The central idea is the main point
Theme is the lesson learned
True or False
Mr. Williams played rugby in college.
True
In your own words, explain what ethos means.
Ethos is the credibility an author or speaker has to talk about a subject.
Synecdoche.
Define it.
Where one thing means something else.
Ex. Nice wheels = nice car
Describe what an allusion is in literature.
What is a reference to a historical figure, literary piece, or biblical reference?
Censorship.
Define it.
What is the suppression or prohibition of any part of books, films, news, or more that is considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
It may offend someone.
Explain in your own words what it means to develop a central idea over the course of the text.
What is provide supporting details or talk about closely related topics that back up the central idea?