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Works We've Read
Persuasive/Propaganda
Lit terms
Milford trivia
100

Defined as Colorful

What is Vibrant?

100

In what book did Carver Briggs lose his 3 best friends to a texting and driving accident?

Goodbye Days

100

Info that is spread to support a cause. Aims to create an emotional connection between message and and reader. 

Propaganda

100

A comparison not using like or as

Metaphor

100

Milford's mascot

Who is the Eagle?

200

impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.

What is Grandiose?

200

How did Okonkwo die?

He hanged himself.

200

The act of following a crowd/ what is popular

Bandwagon

200

A comparison using like or as

Simile

200

The last day of school last year

What is May 18th, 2018?

300

(of rain) falling rapidly and in copious quantities.

What is Torrential?

300

FINISH THE LINE

We real cool...

We left school

300

Emotional appeal

pathos

300

Describing something in detail

Imagery

300

What happened at Milford in 2005

What is the undercover drug operation?

400

(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events. 

What is Topical?

400

Which sister had 2 love interests throughout the Time of the Butterflies book?

Minerva

400

Using general terms to make the crowd feel like they fit in with the population

Plain Folk

400

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Allusion

400

Why did milford ban senior pranks?

Because a few years ago the seniors trashed the whole school and wrote derogatory things on teachers' white boards.

500

Whet does whet mean?

What is sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon)?

500

In the book Persepolis, what was the name of the boy that cheated on Marjane?

Markus

500

Which Greek philosopher is the one who divided persuasion into three categories; ethos, pathos, and logos.

Aristotle

500

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Euphemism

500

Who was the superintendent from 1965-1985? 

Boyd E. Smith