Rhetoric
This rhetorical appeal relies on logic and reason to persuade the audience.
What is logos?
This literary device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This character, a boar, introduces the idea of rebellion with his speech about animal equality but dies before it begins.
This state, during the 1930s, serves as the setting for To Kill a Mockingbird, where Scout Finch grows up and witnesses racial injustice.
What is Alabama?
This mischievous superhero, created by George and Harold, fights villains like Professor Poopypants in a popular series by Dav Pilkey.
Who is Captain Underpants?
This rhetorical appeal focuses on the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
This literary device describes something by saying it is something else, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
In Animal Farm, this motto, repeated by the sheep, reflects the simplification of the Seven Commandments to promote blind loyalty.
What is "four legs good, two legs bad"?
In All the Light We Cannot See, this French coastal city becomes the focal point of the narrative as both Marie-Laure and Werner's stories converge during World War II.
What is Saint-Malo?
This awkward middle schooler, created by Jeff Kinney, chronicles his life in a series of journals known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Who is Greg Heffley?
This rhetorical appeal aims to evoke emotions in the audience to persuade them.
What is pathos?
This literary device uses descriptive language to appeal to the senses and create vivid mental pictures.
What is imagery?
This hardworking horse adopts the personal motto, "I will work harder," but is ultimately betrayed by the pigs.
In The Odyssey, Odysseus’s journey takes him through various lands, but his ultimate goal is to return to this island, his home.
What is Ithaca?
This heroine of The Hunger Games becomes the symbol of rebellion as the "Mockingjay."
When a speaker references their years of experience in a field to build trust, they are using this rhetorical appeal.
What is ethos?
This literary device involves the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences for emphasis.
What is anaphora?
This character, the persuasive pig, uses propaganda and manipulation to control the animals and justify Napoleon's actions.
Who is Squealer?
In The Other Wes Moore, the story is set in this Maryland city, where two boys with the same name have very different lives due to their circumstances.
What is Baltimore?
In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this is the name of Greg Heffley’s best friend, who is known for his cheerful and easygoing personality.
Who is Rowley Jefferson?
An advertisement that uses statistics and data to convince the audience is relying on this rhetorical appeal.
What is logos?
This literary device uses deliberate exaggeration for effect or emphasis, such as "I’ve told you a million times."
What is hyperbole?
This concept, initially summarized as "All animals are equal," is corrupted into this cynical version as the pigs consolidate power.
What is "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"?
In Twelfth Night, much of the action takes place on this fictional island, where shipwrecks and mistaken identities lead to comedic situations.
What is Illyria?
This beloved children’s author wrote Because of Winn-Dixie, a story about a girl and her dog, as well as The Tale of Despereaux, featuring a brave mouse.
Who is Kate DiCamillo?