Rhetorical Devices
Figurative Language
Literary Elements
Essay Essentials
Recall Readings
100
The speak asks a question that is already known
What is a rhetorical question?
100
The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
What is a setting?
100
This paragraph lets the reader know that the essay has come to a close
What is a conclusion?
100
"Free at last! free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" Dr. King concluded these emotional yet powerful words from his well-known speech.
What is "I Have a Dream"?
200
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is an allusion?
200
A comparison of two or more things that don't use "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
200
When a portion of the story goes back in time
What is a flashback?
200
These three essentials are necessary for the reader to know what an essay will be about
What are the key points, reasons, or topics?
200
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." These famous words were spoken by one man who made a difference.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
300
Use of similar sentence structure to create rhythm to allow the audience to follow the speaker's words in an argument.
What is parallelism?
300
The repetition of the same letter of two or more words.
What is alliteration?
300
A struggle between opposing forces
What is a conflict?
300
This sentence of the first paragraph provides the reader details that will engage them in reading an essay that can be a quote, anecdote, fact, or question.
What is the hook?
300
The real hero of this struggle is the American Negro. His actions and protests, his courage to risk safety, and even to risk his life, have awakened the conscience of this nation. His demonstrations have been designed to call attention to injustice, designed to provoke change; designed to stir reform. He has been called upon to make good the promise of America. This author aided in the change for equal rights
Who is President Lyndon B Johnson?
400
Personal, moving stories that evoke feelings and gets the audience emotionally invested in using a person's experience.
What is an anecdote?
400
Words that are sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The sequence of events in a story
What is a plot?
400
This connects the hook to the last sentence of the first paragraph, adding detail to the topics about to be introduced in the essay
What is the bridge?
400
There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem. The title of speech pushed for change in America for the Negro.
What is "We Shall Overcome"?
500
Is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in written or spoken form
What is rhetoric?
500
Words that are exaggerated.
What is hyperbole?
500
The perspective from which a story is told
What is a point of view?
500
These are words that indicate signals to the reader of a change from paragraph to paragraph
What are transition words?
500
The great soul Flew from the Creator Bearing manna of hope For his country Starving severely from an absence of compassion. This civil rights activist was also an American poet
Who is Dr. Maya Angelou?
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