Rhetoric Knowledge
funny stuff
arguments
appeals and fallacies
structure
100
These deals with the speaker, the message, and the audience.
What is rhetorical appeal?
100
I said "rare," not "raw." I've seen cows hurt worse than this get up and get well.
What is hyperbole?
100
But how can we expect to enjoy the scenery when the scenery consists entirely of garish billboards?
What is a rhetorical question?
100
The deafening sound caused an excruciating ache in my soul.
What is juxtaposition?
100
A sentence that concludes the writer's thoughts on the subject.
What is a clincher sentence?
200
We were sure that Sally was seeing the secretary.
What is alliteration?
200
Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark
What is an allusion?
200
the dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotation?
200
appeal to emotion
What is pathos?
200
Ferocious dragons breathing fire and wicked sorcerers casting their spells do their harm by night in the forest of Darkness.
What is parallelism?
300
Henry Jameson, the boss of the operation, always wore a red baseball cap.
What is an appositive?
300
The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, / With loads of learned lumber in his head . . . .--Alexander Pope
What is an oxymoron?
300
A statement that reveals the writers view point.
What is a thesis statement?
300
appeal to logic and reason
What is logos?
300
A sentence that gives reasons why one's views are substantial.
What is a supporting sentence.
400
To err is human; to forgive, divine
What is antithesis?
400
Yes we can, Yes we can, Yes we can.
What is Repetition?
400
the feeling that the author/speaker has for his subject
What is mood? (will also accept tone)
400
appeal to the character and credibility of the speaker
What is ethos?
400
A sentence that gains the reader's attention.
What is a hook sentence?
500
Why do you ask? Because we are America.
What is hypophora?
500
They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and played and talked and flunked.
What is polysyndeton?
500
It was the best of times is what the worst of times.
What is an antithesis?
500
A piece of writing that makes fun of human errors.
What is a satire?
500
A piece of writing that discusses the important points of a subject.
What is expository writing?
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