Speaker Credibility
Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad?
"Don't let bad breath hold you back. Use Tantip breath mints!"
Pathos -- The ad appeals to pathos, or emotion, by evoking a fear of social exclusion.
Read the description & determine the author's main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform).
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.
To entertain.
Which device is defined below?:
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem.
Which type of figurative language is the following an example of?:
She's drowning in a sea of grief.
metaphor
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things that doesn't literally make sense.
Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad?:
"Blaze your own trail.
The All-New Ace 450"
Read the description & determine the author's main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform).
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.
To inform.
Which device is defined below?:
The voice behind the poem.
Which type of figurative language is the following an example of?:
She's happy as a clam.
simile
What is the definition of simile?
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad?
"It's official. Silcom has the strongest wireless signal in the nation."
Logos -- The ad uses logos, or logic, because it cites a fact.
Read the description & determine the author's main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform).
A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids.
To persuade.
Which device is defined below?:
The rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number of words in a line.
Which type of figurative language is the following an example of?:
The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle.
personification
What is the definition of personification?
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas.
Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad?:
"Animals need your help. Adopt a pet from your local shelter."
Read the description & determine the author's main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform).
A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports teams and learns to stand up for himself.
To entertain.
Which device is defined below?:
The way the speaker talks in a poem.
tone
Which type of figurative language is the following an example of?:
Her head was spinning from all the new information.
hyperbole
Occurs when a word has its own meaning but is used to represent something entirely different.
"3 years of clinical trials. 4 times as effective. Try the new Sildex face wash."
Logos -- The ad appeals to logos, or reason, by citing data that proves the face wash's effectiveness.
Read the description & determine the author's main purpose (to entertain, persuade, or inform).
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.
To persuade.
Which device is defined below?:
a unit of pronunciation; a way to break up words
syllable
Which type of figurative language is the following an example of?:
When she saw the dove high about her home, she knew the worst was over.
symbolism
What is the definition of assonance?
In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables similar enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.