W. Shakespeare
True or False: Shakespeare wrote plays with themes that are only applicable to 1500's England.
False -- the themes present in Shakespeare's plays are still relevant today, around the world.
True or false: theme is relevant beyond just one specific text
True: it is applicable to the real world, not just one story
What are the 5 senses used in imagery?
What kind of conjunction are the FANBOYS conjunctions?
Coordinating Conjunctions
What are the 3 rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Rhetorical
Penelope weaving and unweaving her loom is an example of ___________ characterization. (direct or indirect)
Indirect. It tells us something about her through her actions (does not straight up tell us she is clever)
What is it called when something in the text hints at something that will happen later in the text?
Forsehadowing
What kind of conjunction makes a clause dependent?
Subordinating Conjunctions
"I really need you to believe me. My life has been ruined! This lie they put on me is more than I can bear, and if I don’t get help from someone who believes me—” Which rhetorical device does this appeal to? Why?
Pathos -- bringing up emotional content
"But let not therefore my good friends be grieved (Among which number, Cassius, be you one / Nor construe any further my neglect Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war, Forgets the shows of love to other men."
What type of figurative language does Brutus use, here?
Metaphor - he's not actually at war with himself, but it tells us he is struggling
The ordinary world, the call to action, and crossing the threshold are all steps in the ____________ _____________
Hero's journey
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Simile is a comparison using like or as. Metaphor is a comparison not using like or as (saying something is ________)
What is the difference between active voice and passive voice?
Active voice: Subject performs an action
Passive voice: something happens to the subject
"Charlie was fourteen years old. He weighed less than 100 pounds and was just five feet tall. He didn't have any juvenile criminal history." This sentence appeals to... because...
Logos.... it uses facts
Tone is the _________'s attitude towards the subject/situation in a text.
Author
What is allusion?
Reference to another text / concept, within a text. You need to understand the reference to fully understand the text.
A fire station catching fire, and a lifeguard drowning are both examples of....
irony
What is parallel structure?
A common grammatical pattern or similarity
What is rhetoric?
How words/images/ideas are used to persuade an audience.
In act 5 sc 1, the birds of prey foreshadow what?
"This morning are they fled away and gone / And in their steads do ravens, crows, and kites Fly o’er our heads and downward look on us As we were sickly prey. Their shadows seem A canopy most fatal, under which Our army lies, ready to give up the ghost."
Brutus and Cassius' deaths
Epic poetry often showcases values of the society it comes from. Name one example of a Greek value.
Hospitality, respecting the Gods
Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
"sunlight [that] rested on her face with romantic affection"
Personification
What is the difference between "would have" and "would of" ?
Have = verb
Of = Preposition
How would an author use ethos to show their credibility?
Include their knowledge, experience, and character related to the topic.