Greek words
Greek for logic
Logos
Any writing, speech, or piece of art.
Text
n attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
Tone
The part of speech (or word class) that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Adjective
What athlete holds the records for gold medals won in a single Olympics?
Michael Phelps
Greek for emotion
Pathos
What the speaker is writing/talking about
Subject
the circumstances surrounding any situation
Context
A noun that can be preceded by the definite article and that represents one or all of the members of a class.
Common noun
Meryl Streep
Greek for mask
Persona
Visual tool that shows the connection between the speaker, audience, and subject
Rhetorical triangle
What the audience thinks they may hear from the speaker given their reputation, the larger context, and other factors.
Expectations
A shortened form of a word or group of words (such as doesn't and won't), with the missing letters usually marked by an apostrophe.
Apostrophe
What was the name of the Disney series on which Olivia Rodrigo got her start?
Bizaardvark
Greek for character
Ethos
The entire persona of the person writing/speaking
Speaker
The reason the speaker is writing/speaking
Purpose
The traditional term for the categories into which words are classified according to their functions in sentences.
Parts of speech
What is the best selling video game of all time?
Minecraft
Greek for "to carry over"
Metaphor
refers to the listeners or spectators at a speech or performance, or the intended readership for a piece of writing.
Audience
an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak
Exigency
A group of words made up of a preposition, its object, and any of the object's modifiers.
Prepositional phrase
Which NBA team has won the most NBA championships?
Celtics/Lakers