Figurative Language
"The only benefit running possesses over walking is that running takes less time to fit into a day. But, as the fabled tortoise says, slow and steady wins the race."
The author alludes to the fable The Tortoise and the Hare. How does this use of allusion add to the text’s mood?
a. It creates an exhausting mood
b. It creates a frustrating mood
c. It creates an encouraging mood
D. It creates a peaceful mood
C. It creates an encouraging mood
What are the three main rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, pathos, and logos
"Selene came down to the meadow to sit near him and kiss his cheek. So moved was she by the sight of the shepherd in repose, and fearing that he might never sleep so near her path again, Selene put an enchantment upon him that he might never wake, ensuring that she could visit him thenceforth whenever she wished."
What does "in repose" mean?
a. on the ground
b. in profile
c. from a distance
d. at rest
D. At rest
“Federal, State, and other governmental bodies would be obligated to follow nondiscriminatory practices in all aspects of employment…”
What does non-discriminatory mean?
a. unlikely
b. unbiased
c. nonessential
d. nonaligned
B
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone=Author's attitude
Mood= the intended emotions of the reader
"The cold, unfeeling steel of the skyscraper reached up, poking holes in the thick, gray afternoon, while the city's heartbeat slowed to a dull, sluggish rumble."
Which figurative language device is used in the phrase and how does it contribute to the passage's mood?
a. Simile; it creates a peaceful mood by comparing the city to a sleeping person.
b. Personification; it establishes a melancholic mood by giving the city human-like exhaustion.
c. Hyperbole; it exaggerates the city noise to create a chaotic mood.
B.
Which statement best explains the use of rhetorical appeals?
a. By using pathos to make the audience feel pity for business owners.
b. By using ethos to prove they have personally owned a small business.
c. By using logos to provide statistical evidence that justifies a specific policy.
d. By using irony to suggest that the loans are actually harmful.
C
What word below comes from a Latin Root meaning "settled"?
"In addition, the high price support led to an increase in imports of honey from abroad while domestic honey production stagnated."
Stagnated
How does the author of Passage 1 establish her purpose in advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment?
A. She uses emotional appeals by highlighting personal anecdotes and stories of women affected by discrimination.
B. She establishes her purpose through ethical appeals by citing her own experiences as a woman in Congress.
C. She uses logical appeals by providing factual evidence and reasoning to demonstrate the benefits of the Equal Rights Amendment.
D. She establishes her purpose through figurative language to create vivid imagery that highlights the importance of gender equality.
C.
What are the two different types of third person point of view?
Third person limited and third person omniscient
"Since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."
The purpose of the metaphor it to emphasize what?
a. that liberty must be carefully protected to survive
b. that liberty is a source of the speaker's passion
c. that liberty is beautiful and dangerous
d. that liberty comes from religious faith
A. that liberty must be carefully protected to survive
"What do we do with the honey we buy, Mr. President? Why do we give it away to foreign countries... when there is no market for it here?"
What is the purpose of the rhetorical questions?
a. To gather information from the President regarding international trade laws.
b. To challenge the justification of a government program by highlighting its perceived absurdity.
c. To use pathos by making the audience feel sympathy for honey farmers in foreign countries.
d. To use ethos by proving the speaker is an expert on the honey market.
B.
"Museums nationwide are in the midst of a budgetary crisis. In the past several decades, charitable giving to museums has decreased as multiple recessions have encouraged more austere spending practices."
What does austere mean?
a. lavish
b. extreme
c. unjust
d. restrained
d. restrained
Which of the following sentences from paragraph 5 in Passage 1 best expresses the central idea that equality between the sexes has proven successful in the past?
a. “In any event, there has for years been great controversy as to the usefulness to women of these State labor laws.” (lines 1-2)
b. “There has never been any doubt that they worked a hardship on women who…want… overtime…or…better paying jobs…” (lines 2-3)
c. “After the Delaware hours law was repealed in 1966, there were no complaints from women to any of the State agencies…” (lines 4-6)
C.
What element of a fictional piece contributes to the theme of a story the most?
a. Characterization
b. Figurative Language
c. Setting
d. Mood and Tone
A.
Museums are built around the premise that they should be accessible to as many people as possible. There are many debates about the best means of increasing access. However, few arguments are in the public eye more than the debate over charging admission."
What is the purpose of the idiom?
a. Highlights increased public funding for museums.
b. Conveys charging admission as a high profile topic
c. Underscores why admission fees act as a barrier
d. Emphasizes the biggest concern to the public
D. Emphasizes the biggest concern to the public
What is the type of rhetorical device in the quote below.
"Speech is silver, but silence is gold"
Antithesis
"But never from this, shall a vaunting word from the Pebble again be heard"
What does vaunting mean?
a. bragging
b. calming
c. dismissing
d. minimizing
A. Bragging
How does Passage 2 develop the counterclaim that the Equal Rights Amendment will lead to women being subject to the draft?
a. by using emotional appeals to describe the dangers of women being in combat situations
b. by comparing the draft policies of other countries to those proposed by the Equal Rights Amendment
c. by providing examples of how current laws protect women and arguing that these protections would be lost
A.
What are the three types of irony?
Dramatic, situational, and verbal
"The general stood over the map of the battlefield, a small, satisfied smile playing on his lips as he moved the wooden blocks representing his fallen men into the waste bin."
What is the purpose of figurative language?
a. The use of synecdoche makes the fallen men seem more important than the general.
b. The metaphor of the "waste bin" for the soldiers’ deaths creates a callous and cold tone.
c. The personification of the "satisfied smile" creates a mood of warmth and triumph.
d. The oxymoron of "fallen men" creates a tone of confusion and chaos.
B.
Identify the rhetorical device below.
"We will fight with our steel, for a better world! Attack the enemy!"
Synecdoche
Steel= Sword
"Every so often, she would glance up, her eyes scanning the crowd with a careful, almost furtive awareness. It wasn’t that she expected to see anyone in particular, but there was always a sense of vigilance about her, as if she were on guard for something unseen."
What does furtive mean?
Secretive
How does the use of antithesis in Passage 2 contribute to the effectiveness of the argument?
a. It highlights the benefits of the Equal Rights Amendment by comparing them to outdated laws about the sexes.
b. It emphasizes the negative consequences of the Equal Rights Amendment by contrasting them with the perceived benefits of current laws.
c. It suggests that the Equal Rights Amendment would create opportunities for women that did not previously exist.
B.
Identify the two types of figurative language/devices
Irony and metaphor