Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Basics of rhetoric
Lord of the Flies
00's Pop Culture
100

Repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences.

What is an anaphora

100

Gives an inanimate object human traits or characteristics. 

What is personification?

100

Speaker, audience, and message make up the ______________ _______________

What is the rhetorical triangle?

100

This character is kind and often takes care of others, especially the littleuns

Who is Simon?

100

2003 was when Beyoncé Knowles become simply Beyoncé. That was the year she released her first solo album, “Dangerously In Love,” after splitting from this girl group.

What is Destiny's Child?

200

The omission of conjunctions

What is asyndeton?

200

The repeated use of conjunctions within the same sentence.

What is polysyndeton?

200

Ethos, pathos, and logos are ___________ __________

What are rhetorical appeals?

200

After Jack lets the fire die and punches Piggy in the face, he "apologizes" to ___________

Who is Ralph?

200

Featuring Christoper Mintz-Plasse as “McLovin,’” this 2007 nerdy teen comedy starred Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Emma Stone

What is Superbad?

300

Repetition at THE END of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences.

What is epistrophe? 

300

Combination of contradictory ideas next to each other in a clause, phrase, or sentence.

What is an oxymoron?

300

This is Latin for summary. When I have asked you to write one, it is only three sentences.

What is a precis?

300

The conch is thought to represent this.

What is civilization?

300

Outkast was sorry to this lady

Who is Ms. Jackson?

400

Reversing the order of repeated words or phrases

What is antimetabole? 

400

Asserts or emphasizes something by seeming to deny it.

What is paralipsis?

400

The moment or event that motivates someone to write or to speak about a specific issue, problem, or situation is called this

What is exigency?
400

Why does Jack paint his face?

What is to conceal his true nature?

(Variations of this answer are acceptable)

400

The 2004 documentary "Super Size Me" chronicled the decline in health of filmmaker Morgan Spurlock as he spent 30 days eating food exclusively from this fast food chain.

What is McDonalds?

500

A type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole

What is a synecdoche? 

500

Anticipates an objection or counterclaim and answers it

What is procatalepsis?

500

Juxtaposition, repetition, and rhetorical questions are all examples of ___________ ____________

What are rhetorical devices?
(Will also accept rhetorical strategies, rhetorical choices, or rhetorical moves)

500

The signal fire represents this

What is the boys' hope?

500

She was "the Vampire Slayer"

Who is Buffy?

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