Rhetoric
Pretending to omit something but then actually talking about it is....
A. chiasmus
B. paradox
C. paralipsis
C. paralipsis
Capital
What kind of indention should be used in a Works Cited for a research paper in MLA format?
Hanging indention
Who is Creon related to in "Oedipus" and what is the relationship?
Creon is Jocasta's brother and Oedipus' brother in law.
Which popular Christmas beverage is also called "milk punch?"
Eggnog
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
A. Antithesis
B. Chiasmus
C. Allusion
D. Asyndeton
A. Antithesis
How do you show that a new person is speaking when writing with dialogue? What do you need to do every time the speaker changes?
Make a new paragraph (indent) when a different person begins to speak.
What makes a strong research question? (What kind of question should you avoid?)
Avoid yes or no questions.
Hamartia means tragic flaw. What Greek work is a specific tragic flaw that means "excessive pride?"
Hubris
Which Hollywood actor played 6 different roles in the film "The Polar Express?"
Tom Hanks
Repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses
A. Conduplicatio
B. Catharsis
C. Anaphora
D. Alliteration
A. Conduplicatio
When writing dialogue, all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go ______ the quotation marks.
INSIDE!!!!
Which is the correct punctuation for a parenthetical citation?
A. (Hay 2).
B. (Hay, 2).
C. (Hay, pg. 2).
D. (Hay 2.)
A. (Hay 2).
You do not need the comma. The period comes at the end.
A moment of recognition, or when the tragic hero REALIZES the truth/what they have done.
A. Anagnorisis
B. Peripeteia
B. Anagnorisis
( Peripeteia is the point of no return, when the characters officially falls from power).
Name FOUR of Santa's reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid, "Dunder" and "Blixem"
The figure of speech when part of something is used to represent a whole
Synecdoche
A. Ms. Gardiner shouted "the holidays are so exciting!"
B. Ms. Gardiner shouted, "The holidays are so exciting!"
C. Ms. Gardiner shouted, "the holidays are so exciting!"
B is punctuated correctly.
Which of the following URL's are least reliable?
a) .org
b) .gov
c) .com
d) .edu
C) .com
Word play with blindness.
That Oedipus ends up being the one blamed.
That Oedipus asks Teiresias to leave.... even though he invited him.
In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," what did the singer's true love give on the THIRD day?
Three French hens
"There were in every community men and women who spoke the language of duty and morality and loyalty and obligation"
Polysyndeton
A. "One of my favorite movies," Mrs. Whaley added, "is The Grinch."
B. "One of my favorite movies," Mrs. Whaley added, "The Grinch."
C. "One of my favorite movies", Mrs. Whaley added, "is The Grinch".
A is punctuated correctly.
What is a parenthetical citation (when is it used) and what information is needed to create one?
At the end of a direct quote, paraphrase or summarized portion of the text, be sure to include a parenthetical citation using the following format:
(author’s last name, or title if no author is featured, and page number).
Example: Will considers his Uncle Mark’s perspective when he questions, “I wondered if he was thinking about The Rules” (Reynolds 174).
Provide three of the characteristics of a tragic hero.
High in power/noble
Hamartia: tragic flaw
Experience a fall from power (or peripeteia) as a result of his flaw.
Neither fully good or fully bad (average joe).
Experiences a moment of recognition (or anagnorisis).
In the movie, "Elf," Buddy has a very unique meal that he loves to eat.
What is the meal (and include at least three of the toppings that he adds).
spaghetti with:
maple syrup, sprinkles, mini-marshmallows, Hershey's chocolate syrup, M&M's, and Frosted Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts.