APA/ Essay Writing
What does "et al" mean in Latin when referring to citing sources with more than two authors?
"and others"
What is a hyperbole?
a figure of speech that exaggerates the meaning of a statement.
Richard Wright was influential in James Baldwin's career.
Wright's book Native Son can be considered the _____ for Baldwin's Notes of Native Son essays.
Prescursor
The audience knowing that the conspirators are plotting to kill Caesar, but he still believes Brutus is his ally is what type of irony?
Dramatic Irony
T or F: Shakespeare was born in London, England
False, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
What page of your essay includes your name, institution, date of of submission, professor's name, and class description?
Title Page
"Break a leg"" is an example of what figure of speech?
Idiom
Using context clues from the sentence below, what does the word diaphanous mean?
Mrs. Brown's diaphanous demeanor was often misinterpreted as carefree.
Light and airy
The Soothsayer warns Caesar of what date?
The Ides of March/ March 15th
Japanese poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third is known as a what?
Haiku
The argument opposing the author's claim is known as what?
Counterclaim
Using images to indirectly express ideas or qualities, is known as what in literature?
What word that starts with the letter 'D" means to belittle, depreciate?
Deprecate
Together, Crasuss, Caesar and Pompey made up what type of group
Triumvirate
"Sympathy" was a poem written by what writer?
Paul L. Dunbar
What are 3 different types of evidence used to defend a claim?
According to Aristotle, what are the 3 main modes of persuasion?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Using context clues from the sentence below, what does diffident mean?
"Some of your peers are very diffident and need to be encouraged."
shy, quiet, modest
Act 1 Scene 1 of Julius Caesar begins in the middle of the narrative, this is known as what in Latin?
In media res
Who was Pompey to Julius Caesar?
His son in law
How would cite this source using the APA in- text citation structure
Author Name: James Taylor, Year of Publication: 2009
(Taylor,2009).
What are the 3 main types of irony?
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Finish the sentence using a 9 letter word that has the letters c, and r in it.
"The student lost his Richard Wright binder, this put him in a ______ with Dr. Clark."
conundrum
What festival was occurring in Act 1 Scene 1 and what was the date date?
Festival of Lupercal, February 15
Define journalism...
the collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary.