Literary Terms
An implicit (not directly stated) comparison between two unlike things in order to emphasize something about one of those things.
What is a metaphor?
Russia is at war with this country.
What is Ukraine?
Waterman's former job and what he claims makes him an authority on the subject of his essay.
River Guide on the Noatak River.
Thunberg makes use of this technique of rhetoric which makes use of words like "you" and "me."
What is personal pronouns or direct address or inclusive language?
The official first day of Winter (date).
What is December 21?
Literary device in which a writer capitalizes on one or more of a reader's senses - sight, taste, sound, smell, or touch.
What is imagery?
This team won the 2022 World Cup.
What is Argentina?
Waterman's claim or argument focuses on this specific place.
What is the Arctic?
What is, "How dare you!"
The phenomenon of certain animals sleeping through winter.
What is hibernation?
An author's choice of specific words.
What is diction?
The Jan 6 commission is considering recommending criminal charges against this former US President.
Who is Donald Trump?
A rhetorical device that Waterman consistently uses throughout his piece to show how the Arctic land has been affected by the rise in temperatures.
What is juxtaposition?
Early on in her speech, Thunberg juxtaposes these two things.
What is her speaking at the UN and the life of a normal teenage girl?
Two (or more) holidays that take place in winter.
What are Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Day, Groundhogs Day, President’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr day, and Valentine’s Day?
When a writer places two things close together with contrasting effect.
What is juxtaposition?
The third planet from the Sun.
What is Earth?
Waterman uses this literary device to describe how the land has changed: "Now, it's as if frozen spinach was left out on the kitchen counter."
What is metaphor?
Thunberg's main claim or argument in her speech.
What is that UN and other World leaders are at fault for failing to act on climate change?
The number of sides on a snowflake.
What is 6?
An appeal to emotion in rhetoric.
What is pathos?
The Democratic party has recently proposed moving the first primary in the US election from this state to South Carolina.
What is New Hampshire?
Waterman's main claim or argument.
What is that climate change has drastically altered the arctic lands.
Thunberg uses a metaphor to compare the current plans and efforts to combat climate change put forth by leaders to this, in order to emphasize how unrealistic those plans are.
What are fairy tales?
Type of tree that loses its leaves in Winter.
What is a deciduous tree?