Poetry
This type of poem has unrhyming iambic pentameter
Blank Verse
What type of rhetorical appeal uses statistics
Logos
What is the required font and size for MLA format?
Times New Roman
12 point
This literary device involves placing two contrasting things or ideas side by side to highlight their differences or similarities
Juxtaposition
It creates a feeling of tension or anticipation in the reader
Suspense
This type of poem has no regular meter or rhyme
Free Verse
What type of rhetorical appeal is being used:
"You know me—I've taught Sunday school at your church for the last 30 years! You can trust me to babysit your child!"
Ethos
What information goes in the top left corner of the first page?
Your Name, Instructor Name, Course Name, and Date?
This literary device that involves using exaggerated statements or claims to emphasize a point or create a dramatic effect
Hyperbole
This device uses the combination of two contradictory terms to create a new meaning or effect
Oxymoron
In poetry, it is the recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
Meter
What type of rhetorical appeal is being used:
"If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"
Pathos
What is the spacing required for the entire document?
double-spaced
This device is the author’s choice of words in a literary work. It encompasses the author’s writing style.
Diction
This device is a recurring element, image, or idea in a work of literature that has symbolic significance and contributes to the overall meaning of the work
Motif -or- Theme
What is it called when there is a rhyme occurring within a single line of poetry
Internal Rhyme
What type of rhetorical appeal is being used:
"If schools started later in the morning, then kids would be less tired throughout the day and would be able to get more work done."
Logos
What two things are usually included in a basic in-text citation?
author's last name and page number
This literary device involves a character who contrasts with another to highlight certain qualities or traits of the other character.
Foil
This device involves making a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or thing that is outside the text. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned.
Allusion
This is a form of poetry in which the poet or speaker expresses grief, sadness, or loss
Elegy
What type of rhetorical appeal is being used:
Prima ballerina Grace Highpoint knows the importance of nutrition, so she starts every day with a bowl of Vita-Crunch cereal.
Ethos
What Latin abbreviation is used to cite three or more authors?
et al.
This device is used to draw a comparison between two things in order to clarify or explain something
Analogy
This device uses a statement or situation that contradicts itself or seems to go against common sense
Paradox