Vocabulary
Define alienation.
What is a state of being isolated?
What figurative language is used?
"The cheetah runs fast as lightening."
What is a simile?
What are the elements of style? (hint: there are four)
What is syntax, diction, tone, and voice?
What are the three terms of persuasion in literature?
What is Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?
Provide a synonym of the vocabulary word: exacerbate.
What is worsen; intensify?
What type of figurative language is used?
"I'm so hungry, I could ear a horse!"
What is a hyperbole?
Define parallel structure.
What is to repeat a pattern of a chosen grammatical form, giving the same level of significance to two or more ideas?
Why do author's use pathos?
What is authors use pathos to trigger an emotional responses in the audience?
Define infrastructure and use it in a sentence.
What is basic framework of a system of organization.
"The country's infrastructure is crumbling because of inadequate investment."
Define personification and give an example.
What is personification is giving human qualities to an inanimate object.
"The tree danced in the wind."
How does Tone differ from Voice in writing?
What is Tone refers to the author's attitude. Voice refers to the author's viewpoint.
What is the appeal of logos?
What is the appeal of logos is a persuasive technique where authors use logic (e.g logos)?
Read the sentence:
"That product is biodegradable and environmental friendly."
What connotations give an idea of the definition of the word "biodegradable"?
What is "environmental" and "friendly"?
Define onomatopoeia and provide an example.
What is an onomatopoeia is the use of a word as a sound.
"Boom!"; "Woof!"
What is a complex-compound sentence?
What is two independent clauses with at least one dependent clause?
Why do authors use ethos?
What is authors use appeal to ethos because it supports credibility. It makes the author's article more believable?
Break down the word "unrequited" (prefix and root word) to help understand the meaning of the word.
What is:
"un-" means not
"requite" (verb) means to return
What type of figurative language is used?
"Sally saw a snake slithering through the Safari."
What is alliteration?
Why do author's use diction, word choice?
What is authors use specific words and perspectives that relate to their topic?
What is the appeal to kairos? And how to authors use it?
What is kairos is an appeal to timeliness. Authors use it by creating a message in which persuades through seizing the opportunity at the right time?