Rhetorical Devices
"Because I feel a little closer to you than many Americans could possibly feel, or ever want to feel, I insist that you listen to me."
What rhetorical device is the author using here?
An Appeal to Ethos
What theme does the example of the Palestinian grocer support?
Strength and Community
Why does the author mention her parents in the 3rd and 5th paragraphs?
To explain how they are just regular people who are trying to overcome a prejudicial stereotype
How does the author structure her argument? (Hint: one-word answer)
A List
"The terrifying wheel of violence"
What rhetorical device is the author using here?
Metaphor
"There is no one like him and there are thousands like him.."
What rhetorical device is the author using here?
Paradox
What theme does the author support by condemning violent movies?
Peace over Violence
How do the sentences "HERE US" and "WAKE UP," affect her argument?
They make her argument more pressing and forceful and emphasize her call to action.
What point of view did the author mostly use throughout the essay?
1st person
What is the author's nationality?
Palestinian-American
What rhetorical device is she using when she mentions Khalid ibn al-Walid?
Allusion
What theme does the examples of her family support?
Strength in Family
To start off the essay directly addressing the problem
To start off the criticism of people who call all Arab's terrorists
Establish tone of sympathy ("I am sorry I have to call you that")
Does the author speak highly about poetry?
Yes
What point does the author end with?
Make connections not violence
Love instead of hate
"Because there are so many people crying and scarred and confused and complicated and exhausted right now..."
What rhetorical device is the author using here?
Polysyndeton
What theme does the author intend when she writes the anecdote of her father writing columns about Arabs not all being terrorists?
Overcoming stereotypes
Why does the author use short sentences throughout the essay?
To punctuate her ideas
To show how simple the solutions are
To establish her important points?
How old did her Palestinian grandma live to be?
106
What year was this essay published?
2001
"And now they have this heavy word to carry in their backpacks along with the weight of their papers and books."
What rhetorical device is the author using here?
A Zeugma
What theme does Nye's example of maps, highways, and alternate roads support?
Support in Multiple Beliefs
Why does she use quotations around "project" and "tolerance"
To show how the intentions were disgenuine and didn't change anything
What is the author's main purpose of this essay?
To bring people together around the end of violence and prejudice
What is the exigence of her essay?
9/11 attacks