Vocabulary
So slight as to almost be undetectable.
What is subtle.
This branch of rhetoric deals with persuading.
What is deliberative.
He who is first shall be last.
What is juxtaposition.
Explain the difference between its and it's.
Its is possessive singular; It's means it is.
The two mandates needed for a text to be considered a fable.
What are personified characters and a moral.
Opposites used together to create dramatic effect.
What is juxtaposition.
This rhetorical appeal sometimes deals with data.
What is Logos.
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
What is antithesis,.
When should among be used in lieu of between?
What is when there are more than two "things" being compared.
A text, such as a fable, that teaches a lesson of some type.
What is didactic.
Kind and/or generous.
What is benevolent.
The two types of deliberative rhetoric.
What are persuasive and dissuasive.
The best times of my life were spent in her company, on the open sea, and in pursuit of true understanding.
What is Anaphora.
List and explain the three forms of "there".
What is:
there- direction or location
their- plural possessive
they're- means they are
List and describe the scopes of knowledge for narrators.
What is:
limited- only know certain things about other characters/ the plot.
omniscient- know everything about all characters and plot.
A sudden realization or understanding.
What is epiphany.
The three criteria associated with judicial rhetoric.
What are moral, ethical, and legal.
Can y'all come to the party? (2 devices)
What are colloquial and dialect.
This/these will be used to join and independent clause with a dependent clause.
What is a conjunction only (fanboy).
List and explain the two character types and two character classifications.
What are:
Central- important to the the story; developed fully by the author.
Peripheral- not essential to the development of the plot; not given much treatment by the author.
Dynamic- changes throughout the text (in terms of motivation, goals, personality, etc).
Static- does not change throughout the text (in terms of motivation, goals, personality, etc).
Extreme passion for something.
What is zeal.
Explain why rhetoric is known as a reciprocal process.
What is because there are things flowing in both directions. The speaker sends the message to the audience, and the audience sends cues back to the speaker in the form of NV communication (body language etc).
His failure was epic...he truly grazed an iceberg and sank into oblivion.
What is allusion.
Describe three ways to join two. independent clauses
What are:
With a semicolon (if closely related in thought)
With punctuation and a conjunction (a comma and a fanboy)
With a conjunctive adverb (semicolon before the CA and a comma after the CA).
List the 5 text structures.
What are:
descriptive, sequential order, cause and effect, problem-solution, and compare-contrast.