Rhetorical Devices
Jonathon Swift
Romanticism
Gothic/Random
Frankenstein
100
An effective speaker uses what devices? (hint: Aristotle)
What is ethos, logos, pathos.
100
Where was Swift born?
What is Ireland.
100
Name one Romantic poet we studied this semester.
What is Coleridge or Wordsworth.
100
What is primogeniture?
What is an inheritance system where the eldest male receives all property from his father.
100
How old was Mary Shelley when she WROTE Frankenstein? (not published)
What is 19.
200
What does it mean to use ethos?
What is effectively being seen as a credible speaker or source.
200
"A Modest Proposal" is what kind of work? (think literary device)
What is satire.
200
Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" was not based on reality, but what?
What is imagination.
200
Name three Gothic elements.
What is damsel in distress, creepy setting, overpowering males, supernatural, exotic locales, madness, etc.
200
Who was Mary's mom and what famous work did she write?
What is Mary Wollsoncraft & the Vindication of the Rights of Women.
300
Nine out of ten dentists recommend Crest, is an example of what rhetorical device?
What is ethos.
300
What was Swift's purpose for writing "A Modest Proposal"?
What is expose the harsh treatment of the Irish by the English.
300
What is sublime? (not a music band)
What is the feeling of fear and awe, usually stemming from an experience in nature.
300
Frankenstein is an example of Gothic and what other genre?
What is romantic.
300
What is the blank slate theory?
What is when human come into the world neither primed as good or evil.
400
"Life is an ocean and it moves like this" is an example of what literary device?
What is metaphor.
400
What is the definition of satire?
What is to the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly
400
Why did Romantics value nature?
What is it was being overrun by the industrial revolution.
400
An analytical paper should never use what words?
What is "I" "Me" "My" "You"
400
Victor studied natural philosophy, which later became what branch of science?
What is physics
500
Why use pathos?
What is to appeal emotionally to the audience.
500
What is Swift's proposal?
What is eat Irish children, use women as breeders, as well as use their skin for clothing
500
Name all five characteristics of Romanticism.
What is 1. Overflow of emotions 2. Use if imagination 3. Interest in the common man/child 4. awe of nature 5. Importance of the individual
500
Name one example of Gothic in pop culture.
What is answers will vary.
500
What is the Frankenstein myth?
What is the creature is named Frankenstein, is usually green with bolts, is voiceless, and is not sympathetic in any way.
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