Vocabulary
What is the part of speech of the word "cacophony"?
Noun
Define "central idea"
The message that the author is trying to convey
What is "diction"?
The author's word coice.
Define rhetoric.
the art of effective persuasion
Correct the following sentence so that it follows the standard English convention rules:
I wanted to go to the store but it had already closed for the day.
I wanted to go to the store, but it had already closed.
What is the definition of the word "ensconce?"
To establish firmly or securely in a position
Define "author's purpose" and include the 3 purposes we've learned
The reason why an author crafts a piece: to inform, to persuade, or to entertain
What is "tone"
The author's attitude on the topic
Which rhetorical appeal is most prominent in the passage below?
You will never be satisfied in life if you don't seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years yearning to know what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance?
Pathos
What type of sentence (simple, compound, or complex) is the following sentence:
The house sat high on a hill in the middle of the woods in Salem, Massachusetts.
Simple sentence
What is the word that means "active at dawn or dusk; relating to twilight?"
Crepuscular
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation is the literal, dictionary definition of a word, whereas connotation is the idea or feeling a word evokes
What type of diction is being used in the italics?
Father and son were at chess; the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical chances, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary dangers that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.
Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it.
Negatively-connotated diction
Which rhetorical appeal is most prominent in the passage below?
As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results.
Ethos
What type of clause [independent or dependent] is the below sample:
After the rain had stopped
dependent clause
What is the vocab word that means "to deliberately make something hard to understand?"
Obfuscate
The arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence is called _________________.
Syntax
What type of diction is used here:
A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight. On the side of the river, the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees- willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter’s flooding.
concrete diction
Which rhetorical appeal is most prominent in the passage below?
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: We have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery, but we also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut.
Logos
Correct the following sentence so that it conforms to standard English conventions:
You need to go to the following places on your road trip Scranton, Pennsylvania Indianapolis, Indiana and Omaha, Nebraska.
You need to go to the following places on your road trip: Scranton, Pennsylvania; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Omaha, Nebraska.
Create a sentence (with context clues) using the word "anomaly"
Sentence Vary: anomaly is something that deviates from the norm or expectation
What are the three rhetorical appeals and what do they each appeal to?
Logos: appeal to logic/reason
Ethos: appeal to credibility/trust
Pathos: appeal to emotion
Identify the tone of the passage and select words that create that tone.
Our generous employer has allowed us to trade in unused vacation days for cash. This gracious gesture has been well received by employees, who always welcome cash in their pockets.
The use of words like "well received" and "gracious" create an appreciative and grateful tone.
Define rhetorical situation and include the abbreviation we learned.
The context in which a text is written; it helps the writer make choices to best convey the message.
Speaker, Message, Author, Tone
Create a sentence that accurately uses a semi-colon.
Answers vary.
Semi-colons are used to separate two independent clauses that are related to each other and separate items in a series that include commas