Writing
This type of statement sums up your claim/argument and is located at the end of your introduction paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
"His love was like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street" uses what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
Krakauer cites the rivalry between these two people as one of the reasons the turnaround time was ignored.
Who are Rob Hall and Scott Fischer?
Rob Hall was the leader of which climbing company?
What is Adventure Consultants?
Another term for word choice.
What is diction?
A quote not embedded properly into a sentence is known as a(n) ______________.
What is a dropped quote?
These are the three types of irony.
What is verbal, dramatic, and situational?
After running into Martin Adams, Krakauer mistakes him for who?
Who is Andy Harris?
Who does Krakauer describe as a relaxed and reckless leader?
Who is Scott Fischer?
Allowing the body to adjust to the altitude.
What is acclimatization?
These words are examples of _____________.
After, consequently, as a result, next
What is a transition?
Definition of tone
What is the author's attitude toward a specific subject?
Krakauer's stated purpose in writing Into Thin Air
What is catharsis?
Krakauer connects with this character because of his/her social class.
Who is Doug Hansen?
To feel or show an inclination for or against someone or something.
What is bias?
Term for explaining how/why something proves an argument.
What is analysis?
Krakauer noting the "innocuous clouds" as he climbed to the top of Everest is an example of which lit device?
What is foreshadowing, suspense, situational/dramatic irony?
At the end of the book, Krakauer reveals he still suffers from this issue.
What is survivor's guilt?
Name one of the two men who wrote responses to Krakauer's article.
Who is Lopsang Jangbu; Anatoli Boukreev
Okay this is actually a number - How many times did I see Taylor Swift in 2018?
What is 7?
This error is present below:
I walk my dog on the beach, he loves splashing in the waves.
What is a comma splice/run-on sentence?
The rhetorical triangle is made up of which 3 terms?
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
Krakauer reveals his bias when he...
What is criticizes Beck Weather's political stance and personality, harbors resentment against Sandy Pittman for her wealth, (other answers per teacher discretion)?
Krakauer criticizes this leader of the South African team for his dishonestly and lack of experience.
Who is Ian Woodall?
Running something as a business for financial gain/profit.
Krakauer criticizes this in Into Thin Air.
What is commercialization?