Rhetorical Appeal
An author describing the dangers of texting while driving by sharing a tragic story is primarily using this appeal.
What is pathos?
A dove often stands for this idea, especially in stories and poems.
What is Peace?
The three main reasons an author writes are often remembered by this acronym.
What is PIE?
Author's Purpose is easy as
P ersuade
I nform
E xplain
Words that appeal to the five senses help create this in poetry.
What is imagery?
She ran two miles tomorrow morning.
Fix the sentence.
What is change ran to will run?
If a speaker is trustworthy but provides no evidence, their argument is strong in ethos but weak in this appeal.
What is logos?
This color is often used to symbolize sadness or calmness in literature.
What is blue?
If an author is trying to convince you to agree with their opinion, their purpose is this.
What is persuade?
The feeling or attitude a poem creates for the reader is called this.
What is mood?
After the movie ended.
Name the type of sentence this is.
What is fragment?
An argument that includes strong statistics but no emotional connection may be lacking this appeal.
What is pathos?
A storm in a story might symbolize this type of situation or feeling.
What is conflict or trouble?
A textbook chapter about hurricanes is most likely written for this purpose.
What is inform?
The poet’s attitude toward the subject of the poem is called this.
What is tone?
A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called this.
What is a complex sentence?
If a speaker lacks qualifications or gives false information, this rhetorical appeal is weakened.
What is ethos?
To understand symbolism, readers must make this kind of thoughtful guess based on clues in the text.
What is an inference?
When a text includes both facts and opinions to influence readers, the author is combining these two purposes.
What is inform and persuade?
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
Their going too Denny's after the game.
Name the 2 errors.
What are change their to they're, and change too to to?
When a scientist presents research data to support a claim, they are using this appeal.
What is logos? (Key word: DATA!!!)
Authors use symbolism to help readers understand this deeper layer of a story.
What is the theme?
Identifying the author’s purpose helps readers better understand this overall message of the text.
What is the central idea?
Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words is known as this.
What is alliteration?
Our sixth grader's is going to rock the FAST?
Name the 3 errors.
What are remove the apostrophe in grader's, change is to are, and change the question mark to a period or exclamation point?