What are the two types of characterization and what acronym do we use to describe them?
Direct and Indirect characterization
Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, (looks)
Define personification
Giving a non-human thing (an object) human qualities.
List the main character(s) in OMaM, Night, and Romeo and Juliet.
George, Lennie, Elie Wiesel, Romeo and Juliet
What is the rhetorical appeal shown here? Explain.
Pathos because the ad is trying to make the reader feel sad/guilty/sympathetic to promote the brand & to not drink and drive.
Define speaker and audience
A speaker is the one who delivers the message the audience is the one who receives the message.
What is the overarching message of a story called?
Theme.
What are the two types of FL that make a comparison between two unlike things. What makes them different?
Simile and Metaphor.
Similes use "like" or "as" in their comparison.
What UHE best describes George and Lennie in OMAM?
Friendship
What is the rhetorical appeal shown here? Explain.
Logos because "silcom wireless" is using stats to persuade their audience.
What is the event that prompt the speech/text called?
Occasion
Dehumanization
Loss of faith
Disillusionment
Name the five types of conflict & give at least one example from a book we have read this year.
Person Vs. Person, Person Vs. Self, Person Vs. Society, Person Vs. Technology, Person Vs. Nature
Ex: Crooks has a Person Vs Society conflict in of Mice and Men.
Define hyperbole and give an example.
Hyperbole is an exaggeration.
Ex: I'm so hungry I could eat a cow.
What do Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s Wife have in common? Explain.
They all have a person vs. society conflict because they are apart of minority groups on the ranch.
"Most of my life I was particularly terrified of speaking up because I had a speech impediment" - Amanda Gorman.
Which rhetorical appeal does Amanda Gorman use to connect with her audience?
Ethos: She's establishing credibility by sharing a personal struggle. By revealing her speech impediment she shows authenticity, which helps the audience trust and connect with her.
What is the speaker's attitude towards a subject called?
Tone
What are the components of a plot structure?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What are the three types of irony and briefly define each.
Dramatic (the audience knows something the character does not know), Situational (the situation is the opposite of what one expects), Verabal (a character is saying that is the opposite of how they feel)
In Act IV (of Romeo and Juliet) only one other character AND the audience know that Juliet is not really dead. Who knows, and which type of irony is this?
Friar Lawrence knows that Juliet is not dead and this is dramatic irony.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" - MLK
What is MLK's tone in his infamous "i have a dream" speech, and which rhetorical appeal is being used?
Hopeful, optimistic, determined, passionate
Pathos
What are the three key elements used to define purpose in rhetoric?
Inform, persuade, entertain
OMaM: What literary device does Lennie's treatment towards animals represent?
Foreshadowing
Define allusion
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is imagery and what are the five things that are typically associated with it. What does imagery affect in a story?
Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch, Smell
Imagery affects the mood of a story.
Based on this quotation what is Wiesel's purpose of writing night?
“However, having survived, I needed to give some meaning to my survival.”
To inform his audience about the atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust.
Who is the speaker, who is the target audience, and which rhetorical appeal is used in this ad?
Speaker = Coke
Target Audience = Taylor Swift fans & the younger generation
Rhetorical appeal = ethos is because Taylor swift establishes cokes credibility because she is a famous & well liked celebrity.
What are the three rhetorical appeals? Use one word to describe each.
Ethos - Credibility
Pathos - Emotion
Logos - Logic