Irony
Rhetoric
Text Features and Structure
Prose and Poetry
Test Taking
100

Sarcasm is an example of 

verbal irony

100

What Rhetorical device has to do with questions?

Rhetorical Question

100
Slanted text, used to emphasis key words and ideas

Italics

100

The prologue to Romeo and Juliet is in this poetic form

Sonnet

100

Approximately how many questions are on the test?

40

200

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

satire

200

What Rhetorical appeal has to do with facts and statistics?

Logos

200

Words used to describe a picture or diagram

caption

200

Epic poems have all of these characteristics (name 3)

- Supernatural interference

- vast settings

- larger than life hero

- elevated language

-omniscient narrator 

200

T/F You must answer every question in order

False. You can skip questions within the same passage set

300

A character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character

Dramatic Irony

300

What type of rhetoric is has to do with trust?

Ethos

300

a text structure that explains why or how something happens

cause and effect

300

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea in history, literature, religion, mythology, politics, or culture.

allusion

300

Using the TIRE method, what is the first thing you should do?

Determine the type of text you are reading. 

400

When the outcome is the opposite or completely different from what was expected

Situational Irony

400

What type of Rhetoric is emotional appeal?

Pathos

400

A text structure that presents steps to a process. 

sequential 

400

The author's attitude towards a subject matter

tone

400
Using the TIRE method, what does E stand for?

Eliminate

500

The close placement of contrasting ideas, images, or entities, with the intent of highlighting the contrast between those ideas.

Juxtaposition

500

What type of Rhetoric is this?

This Toothpaste is recommended by the United States' best dentists.

Ethos

500

3 key words in a cause/effect text structure

because, so, consequently, therefore, since

500

“sweet birds sang” is an example of

alliteration or personification 

500

Before reading the text, what should you do?

Read the questions and highlight key terms and phrases. 

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