Rhetorical Appeals & Triangle
Literary Devices
What to the Slave is the 4th of July?
Ain't I A Woman?
100

How many components are included on a rhetorical triangle?

What is.....4? (Speaker, Audience, Message & Purpose)

100

TRUE OR FALSE? Similes and metaphors are similar. 

What is... FALSE? 
100

Who created the speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July"? 

Who is....FREDERICK DOUGLAS?

100

Who created the speech "Ain't I A Woman?"?

Who is.... Sojourner Truth?
200

________, ________, _________, & _________ are all components of the Rhetorical Triangle.

What is... speaker, purpose, audience and message?

200

"The salty, sweet flavor of salt water taffy was Carrie's very favorite thing about going to the beach for summer vacation" Is an example of....?

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Imagery

What is... IMAGERY?

200

"Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through South America..." What does the word "despotism" mean?

A) To lose power

B) the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. 

C) To gain power through Christ

What is.... B? The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. 

200
What year was the speech "Ain't I a Woman" delivered?


A) 1850

B) 1862

C) 1851

D) 1888

What is.... C) 1851?

300

What is the purpose of the rhetorical triangle? 

A)To present information in a diagram

B) To use a different strategy to develop an argument

C) To develop an argument in steps while using rhetorical elements

D)None of the above

What is...C-to develop an argument in steps while using rhetorical elements?

300

Comparing 2 unlike things with using the words "like" or "as" is the definition of a....

What is a ....SIMILE?

300

What document was referenced in the speech "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"

What is...the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? 

300

"I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon...." 

What does the word " 'twixt" mean?

A) against

B)for 

C) between

What is.... BETWEEN?

400

What are the 3 Rhetorical Appeals?

What is...ETHOS? LOGOS? PATHOS?

400

"The wind nearly blew me back into my bed this morning!" Is an example of....

A) Hyperbole

B) Simile

C) Imagery

D) Allusion

What is....HYPERBOLE?

400

Which statement best summarizes the main idea of Frederick Douglass's speech? 

A. Throughout the world, America shows the most revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy for its usage of slavery. 

B. The 4th of July is a day that reveals to the American slave the injustice and cruelty of his or her lack of freedom.

C. Gross inequalities exist throughout the United States of America, and Independence Day serves to highlight them.

 D. Enslaving people robs them robs them of their essential humanity, which is a God-given right.

What is.... B) The 4th of July is a day that reveals to the American slave the injustice and cruelty of his or her lack of freedom?

400

What were 3 tools that were used in the speech "Ain't I woman?" (**HINT: This was an activity we did in class this week**)

What are... (Rhetorical Devices, Rhetorical questions and Repetition)


500

TRUE OR FALSE? The purpose of rhetorical appeals and a rhetorical triangle are to argue a specific point. 

What is .... FALSE? It is to persuade and sway someone's opinions by appealing to their feelings and emotions; not just with logic.
500

"It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare" is an example of...

A) Repetition

B) Simile

C) Metaphor

D) Imagery

What is.... IMAGERY?

500

What year did Frederick Douglas create this speech?

A) 1851

B)1852

C) 1888

D) 1832

What is..... B) 1852?

500

Where was the speech "Ain't I a Woman" hosted? 

A) Albany, New York

B) Akron, Ohio

C) Raleigh, North Carolina

D) Patterson, New Jersey

What is.... B? Akron, Ohio.

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