Theme / Symbolism
Definition of theme
The message or lesson of the story
Definition of setting
Time and place in which a story takes place
What does dialogue mean?
Exchange of words
Which one is an appeal to logic?
What is the Climax?
The most dramatic part of the story
Name a symbol in Tell-Tale Heart
The eye, the heart, or the lantern
A character fighting an unfair law demonstrates which kind of conflict?
Man vs. Society
Name the text structure of "Helen Keller's View of the Empire State Building"?
Spatial, Compare and Contrast, Claim and Refutation.
You see an ad, with a sad dog, asking for donations for a dog shelter.
Which rhetorical appeals is this?
Pathos
What is the purpose of Rising Action?
To develop conflict, build suspense, and move the story towards the Climax.
The meaning of the heart in Tell-Tale Heart
The narrator's guilt
What character in The Tempest would you describe as manipulative?
Prospero
A passage explains why something happened. Which text structure is it?
Cause and Effect
An advertisement says, "Dentists recommend this Colgate toothpaste."
What rhetorical appeal is this?
Ethos
The author reveals what happens to each character years later. Which part of the plot is this?
Resolution
The meaning of the storm in the Tempest
Vengeance / Chaos
What type of irony occurs when Mary Maloney calmly cooks the murder weapon and serves it to the detectives?
Situational irony
"School cafeteria is throwing away hundreds of plastic utensils everyday. To reduce waste, the school switched to reusable silverware and added recycling bins throughout the cafeteria"
What is the problem? What is the solution?
Problem: the cafeteria was producing too much plastic waste.
Solution: the school switched to reusable silverware and added recycling bins.
Define all three rhetorical appeals
Ethos - appeal to credibility
Pathos - appeal to emotion
Logos - appeal to logic
Which plot element typically answers, "What happens next?"
Falling Action
Theme of the Tempest
Revenge is never the answer / Forgiving is more powerful than revenge.
Describe the mood in Tell-Tale Heart and why?
Grim / Tense
The narrator obsesses over the death of the old man.
"Unlike traditional classrooms, online classes allow students to work at their own pace. However, both formats require students to manage their time effectively."
What text structure is used? What clue words help identify it?
"There was a Mrs. Savage who was injured in a hand-grenade attack by one of the liberation movements. She was so badly injured that her children bathed her, clothed her, and fed her. She could not go through a security checkpoint at the airport because she still had shrapnel in her and all sorts of alarms would have been set off."
What rhetorical appeal is this?
Pathos
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.