Context Clues
Lionhearted persons, like police, firefighters, and soldiers, are willing to serve the country 24/7.
Fearless
What is tone?
The author's attitude
What are the groups of lines called in a poem?
stanza
What is exigence?
The situation that is prompting the speaker or writer to deliver his message
Historically, what was happening during this time period? Name one.
Civil war
Industrial Revolution
Women's suffrage
When grandpa looks at his old photographs from the past, he gets nostalgic.
a longing or affection for the past
What is theme?
The message the writer wants to convey to the reader
morality, nature, love, etc
Of which of the following should the writer be mindful when creating an argument?
I. audience
II. Purpose
III. Rhetorical strategies and appeals
IV. Exigence
all of the above
What element(s) of literature did Romantic writers introduce for the first time?
The supernatural
Teachers use pedagogy to help their students learn.
Teaching research and methods
What is pathos?
Emotional appeal
What is the name of the voice of a poem?
speaker
What is organization, structure (syntax, diction, and tone) and form (figurative language) synonyomous with in rhetoric?
Style
When considering the societal attitudes of the transcendentalists, which three of the attitudes are rolled together? Which three did they believe are "one"
God, man, nature
deviating from what is normal or expected
What is mood?
The feeling/emotion the text creates for the reader
What is a motif?
An idea that presents repeatedly throughout a text
Which of the following determine tone?
I. syntax
II. diction
III. topic
IV. purpose
All of the above
satire
The lugubrious wails of the gypsies matched the dreary whistling of the wind in the allbut-deserted cemetery.
sorrowful
What is colloquial diction?
Everyday, informal common language
What is the name of a line that is repeated at the end of stanzas?
A refrain
It is essential for argument to include which three things?
logos, ethos, and pathos
Name three characteristics/elements commonly found in Gothic literature
dark, gloomy, decaying settings
supernatural beings and monsters
curses, damsels in distress, romance, heroes
suspense and mystery
dark themes