Literary & Rhetorical Devices
author's word choice
What is DICTION?
An early women's rights and Civil Rights activist who was incorrectly quoted as saying, "Ain't I a Woman?"
Who was SOJOURNER TRUTH?
He was deported from Sighet for being a foreigner.
Who is MOISHE THE BEADLE?
"a group of 20 things"
What is a SCORE?
when two or more sentences are improperly joined together
What is a RUN-ON SENTENCE?
JFK's use of "peaceful revolution" would be one example of this device.
What is an OXYMORON?
Using a term from SOAPSTone, this would be: November 19th, 1863
What is the IMMEDIATE OCCASION OF THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS?
"the sad-eyed angel"
Who was the PIPEL?
"a firm determination to do something"
What is RESOLVE?
contains a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought
What is an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?
The fact that the name Maidan Sabz means “Field of Green”
What is an example of SITUATIONAL IRONY?
This lesser-studied speech by a famous Civil Rights speaker could be described as one giant analogy.
What is "What Is Your Life's Blueprint"?
Jews at the camps were forbidden to play music by this German composer.
Who is BEETHOVEN?
"spoken or done without preparation"
What is EXTEMPORANEOUSLY?
when you put one of thess in front of a sentence, the sentence becomes a dependent clause
AAAWWUBBIS
What are METAPHORS?
The quote "of the people, by the people, for the people" serves as an example of ALL three of these rhetorical devices
What is REPITITION, PARALLELISM, and EPISTROPHE?
The Jewish prayer for the dead.
What is the KADDISH?
Dr. King metaphorically described segregation as this term, which Merriam-Webster defines as "restraints or handcuffs".
What are MANACLES?
does not contain its own subject and verb and cannot stand alone
What is a PHRASE?
A false choice created through the pairing of extreme opposite actions or ideas in an effort to make a desired option seem more appealing.
He ended his speech with a powerful allusion to Sir Francis Drake.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
Who is FRANEK?
"to make or declare sacred"
What is CONSECRATE?
The five relative pronouns.
What are WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHICH, and THAT?