Ethos, Pathos, Logos
This is an appeal to emotion
pathos
Benjamin Franklin specifically wrote his autobiography for who?
His children, grandchildren, and those coming after him.
In The Crisis, Paine accuses someone of being a bad father. This is an example of which persuasive device?
pathos
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
give the correct answer here!
Define repetition
The exact same word or phrase repeated in a sentence or a phrase.
This is an appeal to logic
Benjamin Franklin wrote these witty, true sayings as part of Poor Richard's Almanack
aphorisms
A "charged word" is an example of which type of persuasive device?
pathos
What is the difference between a letter and an historical document regarding the contents of the writing?
identify central differences
Define restatement
The same idea repeated in a written work, but in different words.
This is an appeal to ethics
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" means
Multiple answers accepted
In Olaudah Equiano's writing, he uses this technique, which appeals to the five senses to create an understanding of his situation
imagery
Columbia
Define allusion
when an author refers back to another well-known writing or event you are expected to understand
pathos
What did Franklin write about in his autobiography?
State the central idea
A type of literary device/technique used by Jonathan Edwards to create persuasive sermons was
imagery
What was the main subject of the Interesting Tale of the Life of Olauhdah Equiano?
His capture into enslavement and his forced journey to North America via the middle passage
What are the three types of allusion?
historical
literary
biblical
When Jefferson lists over 20 grievances against the British king in the Declaration of Independence, that is an example of
logos
How are Franklin's writing "essentially American"?
multiple answers accepted - do not say "because he's from America"
This an example of which rhetorical device?
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
rhetorical question
How is Anne Bradstreet an essentially American author?
Correct answers here - do not say "because she's from America"
define parallelism
the repetition of the same grammatical form in writing (of the people, for the people, by the people - ex.)