Vocabulary
"The benevolent donor funded scholarships for dozens of students."
What does benevolent mean?
Kind, generous, or selfless behavior.
"The police station was robbed last night."
Is an example of what?
Irony
In an essay, this sentence usually appears at the end of the introduction and states the main argument.
Thesis statement or claim
The _____________ Panthers played in ___________, texas.
Permian - Odessa
Who said - "Et tu, Brute?"
Julius Caesar
"The student offered a candid assessment of their essay, admitting flaws openly."
What does candid mean?
Honest and straightforward.
"If I can't go on my phone for 10 minutes I'll literally die."
What type of figurative language is being used here?
Hyperbole
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
Frankenstein told his story to ______________.
The family that the creature observed was the ___________.
Robert Walton - The De Lacey Family
The mythological creature ______________ was responsible for creating mankind out of clay and water.
Prometheus
"Plastic pollution has become a ubiquitous problem worldwide."
What does ubiquitous mean?
Being found everywhere; extremely common
"If you learn anything from me, let it be that nobody can be trusted."
What is the sentence above an example of?
Oxymoron or Paradox
A work that imitates another style, author, or genre for humorous effect is called this.
Parody
Victor Frankenstein's two brothers were named _________ & _________.
William - Ernest
Identify any three platoon members from The Things They Carried.
Various Answers
"The clandestine special forces operation would only be possible in the dead of night with could cover blocking the moonlight."
What does clandestine mean?
Not meant to be seen; secretive or covert
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art is known as a(n)______________.
Using an object, image, or color to represent an idea or feeling is known as ____________.
Allusion - Symbolism
Name five Shakespeare plays.
Various answers
The coach's name from Friday Night Lights was __________.
Gary Gaines
Who said - "I’m glad it’s a girl. I hope she’ll be a fool--- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool"
Daisy Buchanan
"The photographer sought to capture an ephemeral shooting star, but it wasn't easy."
What does ephemeral mean?
Lasting for only a very short time; fleeting
Identify all five figurative language types:
"Alex ate all the available appetizers"
"That was a piece of cake."
"Thunder roared from the skies"
"Buzz. Hiss. Sizzle. Boom. Pop."
Alliteration - Idiom - Personification - Onomatopoeia
Identify and define the three rhetorical appeals we've discussed.
Ethos - credibility and trustworthiness
Pathos - emotional appeal
Logos - reasoning and logical appeal
We compared the racial segregation seen in Friday Night Lights to what infamous issue from the 1970's-80's in Boston (also featured racial segregation)?
The Boston Busing Crisis
In The Odyssey, these creatures sat on their island all day long, just eating flowers.
The Lotus Eaters