Rhetoric
This rhetorical appeal relies on credibility or moral authority and is often established through experience or reputation.
What is ethos?
The word “autobiography” can be broken into three morphemes meaning self, life, and writing. The prefix “auto‑” means—
What is "self?"
Fahrenheit 451 is narrated using this point of view, allowing readers to closely follow Montag’s thoughts and transformation.
What is third-person limited?
In Fahrenheit 451, fire represents destruction at first but later symbolizes renewal and hope. This layered figurative meaning is best described as—
What is symbolism?
The words slim and skinny have similar meanings, but skinny often carries this type of connotation.
What is a negative connotation?
In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury exaggerates society’s dependence on technology to warn readers about intellectual apathy. This strategy is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is hyperbole?
In the word nonconformist, which morpheme changes the word’s meaning to its opposite?
What is the prefix “non-“?
When a narrator’s credibility is questionable due to bias or lack of knowledge, the narrator is described as—
What is unreliable?
A reference to Greek myths, biblical stories, or historical events—assuming the audience’s prior knowledge—is called—
What is allusion?
Bradbury’s use of the word parlor instead of living room suggests luxury and emotional emptiness through its—
What is implied meaning (connotation)?
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses—as used frequently in Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches—is known by this term.
What is anaphora?
The root -scribe- in words like describe and inscription most nearly means—
What is “to write”?
A narrator who knows the thoughts and motivations of all characters is using this point of view.
What is third-person omniscient?
In the sentence “He lost his coat and his temper,” one verb controls two different meanings. This sophisticated figure of speech is called—
What is zeugma?
A word that creates a feeling of warmth, safety, or hope carries this type of connotation.
What is a positive connotation?
Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” primarily appeals to emotions by exposing hypocrisy and injustice. This rhetorical appeal is called—
What is pathos?
The suffix “-phobia” in words like bibliophobia changes the root by adding the meaning of—
What is “fear”?
Because the narration follows Montag closely, readers are not given direct access to Mildred’s or Beatty’s thoughts. This limitation causes readers to—
What is infer, or inference?
When a speaker says “All hands on deck,” using a part to represent the whole group, they are using—
What is synecdoche?
The mentor was loquacious, speaking long after others had fallen silent,” the word loquacious most nearly means—
What is "talkative?"
When an author anticipates an opposing argument and then refutes it, they are using this rhetorical strategy.
What is a counterclaim (or rebuttal)?
the word dystopian contains the Greek prefix meaning “bad” or “difficult.”
What is “dys-”?
An author’s background, beliefs, and historical moment shape how events are portrayed. This influence on interpretation is known as—
What is authorial perspective (author's perspective)?
When an abstract idea like freedom is represented by a concrete object, such as a bird, throughout a text this figurative technique is known as --
What is extended metaphor?
The word “radical” can suggest innovation or danger depending on the historical and cultural moment in which it is used. This demonstrates how meaning is shaped by—
What is context?