Style and Structure
How is the essay formatted?
A letter
What type of irony is used in the essay?
Verbal irony
Name 3 common methods of development in persuasive essays
statistics, facts, quotations, examples, emotional appeal
BONUS!
you get the points, congrats.
What rhetorical device is used in the following sentence:
"his head was swollen twice its size-but mom knew that his brain was intact-for he held her hand for six hours as he lay on a gurney, by the nurses station, I.V in his arm-his head covered and crusted with dried blood-waiting for x-ray results and the surgeon to stitch him up"
Imagery
What is the point of view of the essay?
All 3 (first, second, third)
What is the most dominant done througout the essay?
Sarcasm
What rhetorical device is shown through the use of "thank you" repeatedly?
Anaphora
How is the son portrayed througout the essay
Innocent
How is the essay structured?
Spatial
What rhetorical device is used through the use of hyphens?
Interruption
What was the main idea in Emma Watson's speech in the video shown
Feminism and the challenges women face in society
To persuade the reader that violence is never the answer.
identify the following rhetorical device:
_______ : A characteristic of a well written essay; all the sentences and paragraphs work together-through devices, repetition, etc... to create a solid unified piece.
Coherence
How is appeal to emotion used in the essay?
Putting yourself into the mother's shoes. Throughout the essay, the reader imagines their child going through the same thing.