Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Rhetorical Devices
Context Clues
Clauses
Plot analysis
100

What is ethos?

appeals to ethics - refers to the authority (morals, expertise, credibility) based on evidence

100

 Parallelism

Repetition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure

100

what does a context clue do?

it helps define a difficult or unusual word.

100

Can make sense on its own

Independent clause

100

What is plot?

A narrative of events, the emphasis falling on causality.

200

Whats pathos?

 based of off emotion (goal to connect the audience)

200

Two strongly contrasting ideas, expressed using parallel structure, are placed side by side 

Antithesis

200

Whats the difference between compare and contrast?

Compare: The use of similarities in the context clue to show what a word means. 

Contrast: they use differences around the unknown word to show the opposite of the word's meaning. 

200

Doesnt make sense on its own 

Dependent clause

200

What does the falling action tell us?

The period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.

300

Whats logos?

appeals to logic - appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.

300

Allusion

Unexplained reference within a text to a well known person, place, event, artwork or literally work 

300

What is this an example of?

"Birds are always on the lookout for predators that might harm their young."

This is an example of logic. 

300

Two or more independent clauses

compound

300

What is a resolution?

The end of the story or how it ends. 
400

Which rhetorical appeal refers to emotion?

pathos refers to emotion. 

400

Anecdote

A brief story that illustrates a point

400

What's a root word and affix?

The use of the parts of a word (the base word and additions to the beginning and ending) to help understand a word's meaning and function in a sentence. 

400

One independent and One dependent 

Complex sentence
400

what is climax?

When the CONFLICT of the PLOT is resolved.It is often the most exciting part of the story. 

500

Which rhetorical appeal is used in this sentence 

If my years as a Marine taught me anything. It's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation

Ethos

500

Rhetorical device that uses phrases with strong connotations

Loaded language

500

 some birds like to build their nest in inconspicuous spots – high up in the tops of trees, well hidden by leaves.  

Is an example of what



Illustration

500

What are three types of clause sentences

Compound, Simple, complex

500

What are the different parts of plot?

The parts of a plot are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

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